What are the ointments for treating genital warts?

Although genital warts are a sexually transmitted disease caused by a virus, they are not incurable and can be recovered through reasonable treatment. However, due to the particularity of the disease, do not use ointments indiscriminately. Ordinary bactericidal and disinfectant ointments will not play a relevant role in the condition. It can be treated in combination with many other methods.

Medication

Western medicine treatment of condyloma acuminatum

1. Surgical treatment

Treatment causes: foreskin is too long, gonorrhea. For single, small warts, surgical removal can be performed; for giant condyloma acuminatum, Mohs surgery can be used for removal. During surgery, frozen sections are used to check whether the lesion has been removed completely.

2. Cryotherapy

Using liquid nitrogen at a low temperature of -196℃, the freezing method is used to treat genital warts, promoting the necrosis and shedding of wart tissue. This method is suitable for warts with small number and small area. 1 to 2 treatments can be performed, with an interval of one week.

3. Laser treatment

Genital warts are usually treated with a CO2 laser, which is a burning method. This treatment is most suitable for warts on the penis or around the anus. Single or a small number of multiple warts can be treated once, while multiple or large warts can be treated 2 to 3 times, with an interval of one week between treatments.

4. Electrocautery

Use high-frequency electroacupuncture or electrosurgery to remove warts. This therapy is suitable for warts with a small number and small area. The principle is to use a safe and moderate electric current to remove the diseased tissue, and then use spark discharge to burn off the remaining lesions. During the operation, care should be taken not to damage other normal tissues.

5. Microwave therapy

Microwave surgery is used for treatment with lidocaine local anesthesia. The tip of the rod-shaped radiation probe is inserted into the condyloma acuminata directly to the base of the wart. When the wart becomes smaller, darker in color, and changes from soft to hard, thermal radiation coagulation is complete and the probe can be removed. Coagulated lesions can be removed with forceps. To prevent recurrence, the remaining base can be coagulated again.