Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD When a wart is treated, the skin goes through several stages of the wart falling ...

Cantharidin: A compound applied to the wart that causes an inflammatory reaction to destroy it. Imiquimod: Stimulates the immune system to help eliminate the wart. Retinoids: Vitamin A-derived ...

Wart treatments are numerous and varied ... Pulsed-dye laser treatment was no more effective than cryotherapy or cantharidin therapy. There were no controlled studies of other therapeutic ...

A doctor may use electrosurgery to remove common warts on the hands, feet, and face. A doctor may apply a substance called cantharidin to the wart. This causes a blister to form underneath the ...

Verrica is developing VP-103, its second cantharidin-based product candidate, for the treatment of plantar warts. Verrica has also entered a worldwide license agreement with Lytix Biopharma AS to ...