Hello,
I've had a wart on my pinky finger for years and years now (longer than I can remember). I've tried just about everything, except cauterization (which I've had done on a different hand wart, and it worked). Before going that route again, I wanted to try using Trichloroacetic Acid, which a lot of people said have worked for them. I'll give you guys a step-by-step of what I did to maybe see why nothing has happened. I bought a 4 ml vial of 100% TCA, which I diluted to 80% with .8 ml of distilled water. I washed my hands with natural, plain soap (plant based + no added dyes, fragrances), and then prepped the wart with an alcohol pad and spread petroleum jelly around the outside of the wart with a q-tip to protect the skin. I used another q-tip to dip into the TCA and then pressed it onto the wart gently. I noticed I didn't feel anything, so I proceeded to do it again. I ended up putting on TCA to the point where there was a visible layer of liquid resting on top of the wart, but I still didn't feel anything, and the wart didn't turn white! Do you think I accidentally got some petroleum jelly on the wart, preventing the TCA from getting through? The wart is a little thick, so I tried it on a smaller, thinner wart I have, but still did not feel or see anything happening. I am at a loss. Any help is appreciated. Thank you very much.