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Long‐term efficacy of radiofrequency ablation in treatment of common and palmo‐plantar warts
Author(s) -
Khandelwal Kanika,
Bumb Ram A,
Mehta Rajesh D,
Ghiya Bhikam C,
Satoskar Abhay R
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2012.00966.x
Subject(s) - medicine , plantar warts , radiofrequency ablation , common warts , dermatology , placebo , ablation , term (time) , cryotherapy , surgery , human papillomavirus , pathology , physics , alternative medicine , quantum mechanics
Current treatments for warts induce significant local tissue damage and do not prevent recurrence. We evaluated the efficacy of localised radiofrequency heat ( RFH ) therapy in inducing the long‐term resolution of common and palmo‐plantar warts in a placebo‐controlled randomised single blind trial. Our data show that RFH therapy is a safe, cosmetically acceptable and long‐term effective treatment for warts.