Some say that the circumspect application of Duct Tape works as a viable verruca-removal method. Others say it doesn’t. And yet others say that they can’t really be sure. We present below a (partial) listing of professional viewpoints from the medical literature. Does work (as good as cryotherapy) • • The Efficacy of Duct Tape […]
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Charming Warts (part 2)
Notwithstanding the persistent lack of understanding of psychogenic influences on warts [see our recent glance at the subject] considerable progress has made in documenting the effects of wart hypnotherapy. Some hypnotists maintain that success rates for hypnotic wart removal can reach up to 80%. See, for example: ‘Hypnotherapy for Warts (Verruca Vulgaris): 41 Consecutive Cases with […]
Charming Warts (part 1)
“The process whereby warts, the result of a virus infection, can be affected by psychogenic influences, as occurs in wart charming, is not understood.” A resumé of the state of knowledge as it was in 1956, was presented, in Question and Answer form, in the British Medical Journal, Jul 14, 1956; 2(4984): p.112. [page 2 […]