Treating Genital wart with acid, anyone done that before?

[mimi416]

Hello, I two of my GW treated with acid yesterday. My doctor didn't say much, well four hours later when i went to wash it off, the areas around the two GW turned a greyish colour  ( in the shape of a circle, cuz she dabbed on with a q-tip). Does anyone know if this is normal? What will happen next and when will the coloured area of my skin return to normal?

Thank you so much

[mimi416]

Ya you will. Don't worry. Everyone's warts go away. And thank you for the information in regards to scars. Ya I am pretty sure the discolouring will go away sooner or later ( as skin regenerates itself).

[SkaterDave]

Yeah, just bank on it all going away.  I was so freaked out last November at the scars I had and now they are gone.  Now I'm just trying not to worry about the new ones.  God, I hope I had my last treatment.  I cannot wait to have gone six months without a visit.  That will be a new era in excitement.  Good luck to you as well.

[mimi416]

Thank you. I am so pissed now because i was getting treated by my dermo. ( didn't turn the skin around it grey), and since i went in the hospital for my biopsy the doctor asked if i wanted to treat the warts as well since im already there, so I said yes. I already booked an appointment with my dermatologist too for tomorrow. I guess it is just unpleasant looking at it, but im sure it will go back to normal, it has to because i dun think warts treatment can leave your skin that messed up. Nobody would get treated if thats the side affect.

[SkaterDave]

Most likely it will return to normal in a few to several weeks, possibly more.  I've had the same fears with electrocauterization -the treated area turned bright white for a while, still got one set yet from two or three weeks ago.  Just hang tight and the skin will bounce back 100% or if not 100% then close enough to it where noone will notice.  Hope this helps.