Does Duct Tape REALLY Remove Warts?!

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@rndistgg (109)
United States
April 9, 2007 8:42pm CST
I saw on TV someone saying how duct tape removes warts by suffocating them. Has anyone tried this? If this is true then how long would you think you'd have to walk around with duct tape on yourself?
4 responses
@Swtrose (3385)
• Canada
10 Apr 07
There was a study done in 2002 that was reported in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine that Duct tape can remove warts. See http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/14/health/main525523.shtml
• United States
10 Apr 07
I have read on a holistic healing website that duct tape can work, in fact some people swear it works wonders. I cannot say I have tried this though. On a related note, I read on this site how more people said that the inside of a banana peel works even better. The people said they put it on the wart and then held it in place in various different ways from band-aids to socks if warts are on the foot, they kept the inside of the peel on while they slept and within two weeks the wart was gone.
• United States
10 Apr 07
humm never hear of that . Ive always bought wart bandaids. seem to work for us
@kattghoti (106)
• United States
10 Apr 07
Tried it... Didn't really work. It helped peel away some of the skin, but time really was all it took. I've had plantar warts for 12 years, and suddenly over the last couple of months they've disappeared. The only thing I've changed is my body wash, but I highly doubt that's the cause.