Haven’t been on here in awhile, but noticed the other day that I still had some discoloration I did not like. Barely noticeable, but noticeable to me. So I looked up my old thread. And figured I’d share to others what I did to help with the stinging pain of this procedure.
Once the wart remover is on, (obviously as I have stated, along with many others) there is a very strong stinging sensation until the procedure is done. Which I think is why a lot of the time, this procedure does not work for some people, because the pain is too much to bare, and most people have to remove the wart remover before it can seep into the skin for a long enough period of time. As previously recorded, doing 5-8 minute peeling procedures didn’t do much for me, but it was when I went to 12-15 minutes that I started seeing the discoloration actually budge. However most people can only take about 5-8 minutes with the solution on their skin.
Tip: Ice your unit BEFORE you put the wart remover on to help numb the skin. THEN, after you apply the wart remover, and the wart remover dries, put the bag of ice back onto your unit to help numb the stinging sensation. This will help you get a deeper, longer burn. I did this today and I kept the wart remover on for over 15 minutes, no problem. (Afterwards of course, use baking soda and a little bit of water to remove the wart remover excess and end the procedure)
Again, do this at your own risk. I don’t know any long-term health affects of putting wart remover on your skin for 15 minutes, (I imagine there isn’t any long-term health affects, or it wouldn’t be an OTC ointment) I just know this worked for me in removing discoloration. And I got the idea to do this, from the ‘shedding the snake’ thread that was posted on this website.
Hope this helps