re: Any experience getting rid of a wart on the tip of the thumb?

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Seriously, soak a bit of cotton in apple cider vinegar and place it on the wart under a bandaid over night, every night. Eventually it will turn black and go away.

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Looks like OkellsBells and oleyeller beat me to it.

I haven't had much luck with home treatments...I would just go to the skin doctor and have them freeze it off with liquid nitrogen. It doesn't hurt and it will be gone for good. fwiw, if you don't do something with it, they can spread.

Go see a dermatologist. Tell them to make it be gone that day. Thirty minutes you will walk out with it gone for good.

Whoever said if you don't have it removed it can spread is 100% correct. Just man up and go do it.

Do a google search on the use of duct tape to get rid of a wart. It will take some time but It works.

Fresh garlic, seriously. Cut a thin slice, put it under a band-aid and repeat for a few days. Should kill it. And cheapest method.

One of my kids when young needed to get one removed from the tip of the finger. The DR said these can end up causing a serious issue depending on where and how they develop. He was talking about amputation of part of the finger if it continued to grow. I'm not saying it's the same thing but I would surely go see the DR.

Sorry baw, but it's too late. Lose the thumb. Might have to take the whole hand off to make sure.

These methods seem a lot better than what I did, mine did work though. I watched a lot of westerns when I was little and had a wart on my shin that wouldn't go away. I cut it out with the big toenail clippers that look like pliers then heated a steak knife on the stove and cauterised it. It smarted a bit.

My daughter has them on her feet and the dermatologist told us to apply alcohol then cover with duct tape for 3 weeks and keep covered as much as possible. It appears to be working.