APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR TOPICAL TREATMENT OF WARTS AND CORNS

摘要

A method of treatment of a wart or corn comprises the steps of applying a pre- treatment composition comprising a thermal transmission agent to the wart or corn, waiting for a first time period for the thermal transmission agent to hydrate the wart or corn, and then locally freezing or heating the wart or corn. The thermal transmission agent may be water with a surface acting agent and a tissue saturating agent, and increases the thermal conductivity of the dry tissues of the wart or corn so as to make the treatment faster and more effective. Alternatively or additionally, the pre-treatment composition may comprise an analgesic, anaesthetic or de-sensitising agent in an aqueous or organic solvent base, in which case the treatment step may comprise the application of a keratolytic, acid, caustic or vesicating agent. The pre-treatment composition is preferably contained in an applicator which may be provided as a kit including a second applicator for the subsequent treatment step.