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Kimchi Cowboy · Joined: 17 Sep 2006

Anyone know where to go to get a wart treated? Can I just go to any one of those "Pi Bu Gwan-Ri"s that are on every corner, or do I need to go to a "real" doctor, or... ?????

Wartily yours,

K.C.

shifdog · Joined: 20 Jul 2006

Get some dry ice from a fishmonger, and do it yourself.

Kimchi Cowboy · Joined: 17 Sep 2006

blynch · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Location: UCLA

VanIslander · Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:05 am Post subject:

Yes, Walmart has left. Treatment? Cry a little and go to E-mart.

uberscheisse · Joined: 02 Dec 2003 Location: japan is better than korea.

i used salycilic acid on my wart this summer. treated it for about 4 weeks with no results.

went to the pee-boo-kwa and had it burned off. no more wart. it left a crater on my finger for about 2 weeks but it hasn't grown back.

i recommend going to doc vader.

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

I went to a skin doctor and had mine removed by laser. Quick and fairly painless. Hasn't had one since...

heydelores · Joined: 24 Apr 2006

I used little patches that I got at the pharmacy. It took some persistence (2-3 weeks, treating it everyday), but the warts are gone. First, soak the affected area. Then use a pumice stone to rub off as much as you can. Then apply the patch and cover it with a bandage so the patch doesn't come off.

merkurix · Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Location: Not far from the deep end.

Kimchi Cowboy · Joined: 17 Sep 2006

Thanks for the responses. I've been battling warts (on my fingers) on and off for about 15 years or so. It's been a few years since the last one, I thought I had 'em beat...

I have tried those salycilic patches in the past, and only get temporary results - the warts always come back. Cryofreezing (or Cantharone, which I doubt is available here) have worked well in the past, although it typically takes a couple of treatments.

So, can anyone recommend a good skin doctor / dermatology clinic in the Jamshil or greater Gangnam area?

SeoulShakin · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

I've treated with the acid before, and it sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. I read online though that you can use a piece of banana peel while you sleep (the inside part of the peel). Tape it on your wart while you sleep and something in the peel will get rid of the wart. It can sometimes take a week or two it says. I don't know if it works, but google it and you can read what people say. I recommend a doctor or an acid though.

Oreovictim · Joined: 23 Aug 2006

In the last 12 years, I've had a few warts on my hands and fingers. Whatever you do, don't get it burned off. It will leave a nasty scar. My dermatologist back home would freeze it off with this tripped-out liquid nitrogen gun thing. It hurts like hell for a few seconds, but it will do the trick. Unfortunately the wart swells up and you get a big-a$$ blood blister for about a week. So if you don't cover it up, your kids will see and get all curious. One doctor said that if it's too painful, you can pop the blister, and another doctor said that you shouldn't pop it. Your choice, really.

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

By burning off do you mean the laser thing they do?

Cos I did that and have no scar.

dogshed · Joined: 28 Apr 2006

I had some little growths I need checked in the US and they used spay stuff in a can. It was an oportunity for the doctor to teach the nurse practioner. Shortly before I left for Korea they were selling it in Wal-Mart. I never had any pain or blistering that Oreovictim mentioned.

Is the freezing spray available in Korea?

dogshed · Joined: 28 Apr 2006

I read about using duct tape. I don't know if the green Korean duct tape would work.

A search on the web shows one study for tape occlusion, and one against.

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030201/tips/8.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15592589/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=12361440&dopt=medline

http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/160/11/1121