aldara wart treatment

I found using Aldara to clear up the majority of warts, and then using a different treatment (such as cryo) to clear any remaining warts seemed to be effective. I used a combination of TCA and Aldara, and have been wart free for a month now (took 3 months to entirely clear). Aldara has some discomfort associated with it, but I found it less painful than TCA (though much more itchy!). Any treatment for genital warts is uncomfortable though.

1) If the irritated areas were in fact Aldara acting on a wart would that be grounds to "reset the clock" and start counting to 6 months from 0? 2) This third bump where I once had a wart...if it has been there as long as 6 months (or at least the 4 I thought I was wart free) but just picked off, is this grounds for "starting the 6 month clock" again?

The problem here to me is not entirely the warts, but after ending the aldara treatment i am experiencing redness around the areas of treatment and also other areas. The redness looks to be spreading like spots differing in size. I have had protected sex twice in the last couple of months and i am worried about STD's. Could this be a primary herpes outbreak or is it normal for the skin to react this way after ending aldara treatment?

After my last session of cryotherapy (treatment took about 18 months) I used Aldara and applied it to where I had seen warts, but also applied it liberally to this little scar (just in case, I thought). I guess I was too liberal because I developed an ulcer in that spot and went to the doctor immediately. He confirmed that it was from the over use of Aldara, and swabbed the ulcer for a PCR test to see if it was previous site of a wart.

I am at a loss what to do, the biopsy was high risk hpv, the site has been treated 2-3 times, the Aldara cleared a smaller wart near the biopsy site and Aldara has the lowest recurrence percentage of any treatment. I will try to get in to see the dermatologist ASAP, but should I ask for a biopsy to confirm? He may just want to freeze it, but I can t seem to clear the infection. Are there HPV experts I can go see? I am in the greater Washington DC area. What do you recommend?

I have one wart, that was treated during my first Trichloric Acid treatment and was gone, by the my third Trichloric Acid treatment it was back albeit, rather small. It was treated again then, and again gone. By my fifth visit to my gyno it was back again...I began using Aldara and after 3 treatments, again it is gone.

Welcome to the forum. Your dermatologist has much more experience using imiquimod (Aldara) than I do. We don't use it as the main warts treatment in our STD clinic and I have personally treated very few patients with it. Please confirm my replies with your dermatologist. 1) The research studies with imiquimod applied it only to overt, visible warts.

1. Two days subsequent to the biopsy, additonal warts appeared as pink/white bumps to either side of the biopsy site. Is it possible that the biopsy spread the infection? 2. My next appointment is a week-and-a-half away. My concern is that the new warts that have shown up will grow and spread without immediate, aggressive treatment. I have little faith in the Aldara to keep the warts in check given all that I have read.

Warticon works in about 4-8 days. They can return with any treatment though. Aldara is supposed to be slower acting in men (up to 16 weeks). In studies, the 5% cream every other day was found to be considerably more effective than the 3%. Mine returned 7 days after warticon, few but in different places. Just had them frozen off (surprisingly pain free and easy). I have Aldara on standby. The wart doctor specifically told me that they shouldn't return. Go without sex for 3-6 months.

Hello- I've been trying just about every wart treatment available for the past 4 years- from Aldara to Duofort, Canthrone- you name it, I've tried it. I've recently heard about a product called "Wart Mole Vanish", and was wondering if anyone else has had any success with this? Thanks.

I was referred to a dermatologist, and offered Aldara in the meantime. The wait for a derm appointment was long; the wart seemed to clear up with the Aldara in about 2-3 months. Once I stopped the Aldara, a small bump appeared slowly over the next 4-5 months. In Oct. 2009, I had a single cryotherapy application from the dermatologist, who said it looked like a tiny wart. In Dec. 2010, I returned to the dermatologist because the same area again looked abnormal to me.

The recurrance usually appear when the virus remains at the base of your wart so you might need to keep using the treatment even after the wart is gone for couple of application...

I just found out I had HPV yesterday and had my warts frozen and was given aldara to use in two days time. My question was, when would it be ok to masturbate again, and when would it be ok to have sex again?

ive been using aldara cream for 3 weeks 3x a day. my o.b says that aldara is very strong enough to cause some common side effects. ANd speaking of aldara mean time i let my vagina rest for a while because of some side effects which causes my skin to break likewise itching. she also pointed out that treating gw may take longer period. hope that i can overcome this health problem.

Also, if I have scabbed up over the original wart, should I wait until that spot has healed before continuing treatment, or continue use?

I noticed small warts on my penis about 1 month ago..doctor prescribed aldara...since then I've had about 10 more grow out..what the hell is up with this crappy *** drug they prescribe to patients??? I took all the STD tests and came out negative...

s personal statement that Aldara and there was this one instance when a lady reported 10 week into the treatment that aldara only started working when she started scratching or scraping off the genital warts. So is it safe to assume that it's better to puncture the warts then apply aldara, or will that only make it worse?

Hi i was diagnosed with Anal warts and was prescribed with Aldara. My doctor didnt really elaborate on how many times i should apply it but i did 2x per week (mon and friday) since its too expensive! this was my before treatment pic http://s3.amazonaws.com/medhelp_images/user_photos/277373?1339513577 and this is my 1st week treatment http://s3.amazonaws.com/medhelp_images/user_photos/277374?

Other treatment options include electrical cautery, surgical removal, Carbon dioxide laser treatment and electrodesiccation. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

I used aldara when I had my first outbreak. I was wart free after only about 3 weeks of treatment. I had suffered from GW for 2-3 months prior. So far, I have been free for one month. but like anything there is a possibility for them to return. You just have to be hopeful..stressing about it can make it worse. I also had no side effects from using aldara.

In the skin on the vagina opening (right in front where the urine comes out) suitable for the use of aldara? I had the wart there removed by podophilin once and thought aldara could help prevent it from coming back. 3. Would it help to stop a weekly podo treatment and let the warts develop then get electrocautery performed again? Perhaps last time was too early in the infectious stage. 4.What's the average time between infection and warts start clearing up? Thank you for your time.

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