How to Get Rid of a Thumb Wart

Are you wondering what that small, rough outgrowth on your thumb is? Commonly induced by human papilloma virus, these contagious thumb warts can be acquired from another person with warts or from contaminated towels, razors, etc. Warts can be diagnosed on clinical examination or by viewing an incised portion of the outgrowth under the microscope in skin biopsy. Thumb warts normally occur in the adolescent phase of life or in childhood.

Things You'll Need

• Apple cider vinegar
• Vaseline
• Cotton
• Waterproof medical tape

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Instructions

• 1

  Apply Vaseline on the area encircling the wart, but not on the wart itself.

• 2

  Take a small piece of cotton, dip it in apple cider vinegar and place it directly onto the wart.

• 3

  Wrap the thumb with the waterproof medical tape for three days. At the end of the three-day period, change the dressing. Reapply Steps 1 and 2 if the wart persists.