Cryotherapy for palmar warts: Effectiveness and complete cure review

About two years ago, something like a callus appeared on my left palm.

I used to go to the local gym and work out, and I think I got calluses then, but they didn't spread any further.

It was just a callus, and you don't usually go to the hospital for something this small...
I thought I should ask the dermatologist later when I had to go to the dermatologist for another skin treatment, and when I showed him my palm, the doctor said

 

It's a locust.

A wart?? Is this a wart? I asked back and he said it was a wart.

After examining it carefully and pressing on it, he said that it was harder than he had expected and that the area he could feel was wider, so he said that he would need cryotherapy.

At least two cryotherapy sessions are required to completely cure warts. I need to get it, but I decided to see if it gets cured first.

I went in nervous because they told me it might hurt.

The treatment was simpler than I thought.

Two liquid nitrogen chambers at the end.

Cool - cold - chilly - sore - bitter - tingling feeling

 

 

Immediately after the first cryotherapy

There was some swelling.

At first, I thought it was bearable, but as time passed, the wart area started to sting and hurt.

The interval between cryotherapy sessions needed to completely cure the warts was two weeks, and I had another session two weeks later.

 

 

2 weeks later

It was like this

The pain was only there for the first day, and after that I was amazed that I had no trouble with my daily life at all.

I was able to wash my hair, wash my face, and exercise without any problems.

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Second cryotherapy

After my second cryotherapy session, I felt a bit irritated inside.

But it doesn't end here...

It takes some time for warts to completely heal.

Cryotherapy is good because it doesn't require anesthesia and is painless except for the day of treatment and the day after, but it doesn't completely cure warts with just one or two treatments.
 

 

Third cryotherapy

The third cryotherapy was done right on the raw skin where the scab had been removed, and the pain was much worse than before!!
The doctor said that the third treatment would be the last, and that after three weeks, when it feels as smooth as normal skin to the touch, it's done.

The cryotherapy was concluded with the advice to return to the hospital if calluses were felt.

 

If you search for reviews of wart cryotherapy, you will see that after cryotherapy, blisters form, then they subside and scabs form before healing.

It wasn't until the very end that I started getting blisters.

 

It really hurt at that time.

It hurts even when I just brush against it, and it hurts when I wash my hands. I thought that it was so hard to completely cure warts, and that I should have tried laser treatment instead of cryotherapy.

 

And those red blisters turned into scabs and fell off without me even knowing it.

 

The scab fell off and new skin grew back, and for three weeks I prayed that the callus wouldn't be felt, but thankfully soft skin did settle in and it's still going strong to this day.

 

I did cryotherapy three times like this, and the treatment period took about two months.

It's been two months since the treatment was completed, so I guess it's safe to say that the warts are completely cured!

 

For reference, cryotherapy is said to be a better treatment for warts than laser.

Laser has the advantage of being able to finish the treatment in one go and leaving a smaller scar than cryotherapy, but it only targets the surface, so there is a risk of recurrence. Cryotherapy, on the other hand, has a high probability of completely curing warts by targeting the root with cold, but requires multiple treatments, which means the treatment period is longer. Each has its own pros and cons.

If the visible wart is small, many people, like me, may not notice it and miss out on early treatment.

If you have hard, calloused skin, don't ignore it and be sure to consult a dermatologist.