How long does it take to remove a wart with salicylic acid?

Salicylic acid may take weeks to months to cure a wart. For best results: Before applying salicylic acid, soak the wart in water to help loosen and soften skin. This helps the medicine penetrate the skin more easily.

Does salicylic acid remove warts completely?

Salicylic acid works to remove warts by exfoliating the skin cells until the wart is gone. The acid may also trigger an immune response to build healthy skin cells in the area. With continued daily application, the salicylic acid solution will often remove the wart.

How long does it take for a wart to fall off?

The skin on the wart may turn black in the first 1 to 2 days, which might signal that the skin cells in the wart are dying. The wart might fall off within 1 to 2 weeks.

Is a wart dead when it turns white?

Also try to keep it off the normal skin. The acid will turn the wart into dead skin (it will turn white).

How do you know when a wart is gone with salicylic acid?

The wart may swell or throb. The skin on the wart may turn black in the first 1 to 2 days, which might signal that the skin cells in the wart are dying. The wart might fall off within 1 to 2 weeks.

How long after a wart turns white does it fall off?

The location of the wart and the thickness of the skin around the wart will determine how long it takes for the blister to form. The blister may be either clear or filled with blood. Sometimes a crust or scab may form instead. After 4 to 7 days, the blister will break, dry up and fall off.

Do warts leave holes?

In your case, you do not describe a “bump” or “cauliflower” appearance but rather “small holes.” It is common for people with plantar warts not to have large bumps, but rather to have small holes or depressions in their feet.

Can salicylic acid be used long term?

People with chronic conditions like kidney or liver disease should check with their doctor about prolonged exposure to salicylic acid. It should not be used for infants or children less than 12 years old. Extended use in otherwise healthy adults may result in extreme skin irritation.

Why does salicylic acid bubble on warts?

Salicylic acid peels the skin away in layers, which removes the wart over time. The acid also irritates the wart area, which encourages the immune system to respond to the virus.

Does a wart have a root?

Contrary to popular belief, warts do not have “roots.” They originate from the top layer of skin, the epidermis. As they grow down into the second layer of skin, the dermis, they can displace the dermis but not form roots: The underside of a wart is smooth.