HPV Treatment
Did you know that there is no cure for HPV infections? However, most often your own body will work to get rid of the virus in your body, and even can go away without HPV treatment. However, when this does not happen you will need to see your doctor for an effective treatment to remove the warts. But although these treatments do seem to reduce the amounts of the HPV in your body they do not get rid of it completely. What this means is that you can still transmit it sexually. So be sure to always use protection in order to keep your partners safe.
Treatments for genital warts
• Imiquimod (Aldara): This cream like medication is applied on the warts in order to give your immune system a much needed boost to fight off the virus.
• Podofilox (Condylox): This is also a cream which works to fight against the tissue of the genital wart.
• Trichloroacetic acid: Rather than a cream this HPV treatment is a chemical that is used to burn off the genital warts.
• Cryotherapy: This is liquid nitrogen and is used to freeze off your wart
• Electrocautery: Rather than any cream or chemical this HPV treatment uses electrical currents to burn off your warts.
• Surgical removal: Your doctor will use laser surgery to cut off your wart.
Treatments for high-grade pre-malignant lesions:
A low-grade pre-malignant lesion or wart will most likely not be treated by your doctor because they most often go away on their own, and are most often not associated with cancer. But your doctor will require you to have followed up visits to ensure that this is the case.
As for HPV treatment for high-grade pre-malignant lesions or warts you doctor will most likely tell you that they should be removed as they can develop into cancer. The following are a list of treatments most commonly associated with these type high-grade warts.
• Cyrotherapy
• Electrocautery
• Surgical removal
• Laser surgery
Treatments for common plantar and flat warts include:
• Salicylic acid, which get rid of small pieces of a wart a bit at a time
• Imiquimod (Aldara)
• Cyrotherapy
• Surgical removal
• Laser surgery