STD: GENITAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF TREATMENT
Electrosurgery
In electrosurgery, an electrified blade or wire is used to cut out a wart, usually after the area has been numbed with a local anesthetic. It can be used to treat oral warts, external genital warts, and warts around the anus. This is one of the more expensive treatments, and although it may be slightly more effective than topical treatments, the success rate depends to a large extent on the skill of the health care provider performing the procedure. It has a clearance rate of 35-94 percent and a recurrence rate of 22 percent.
Surgery
Surgery on warts is usually performed with a scalpel after the area to be treated has first been numbed with a local anesthetic. Surgery is often the treatment of choice for very extensive warts, either in the external genital area or in the anal area, and it can be used for oral warts as well. After the procedure stitches may be used to close the area. This is another more expensive treatment. It has a clearance rate of 93 percent and a recurrence rate of 29 percent.
Laser Surgery
In laser surgery, a high-intensity beam of light is focused on the affected tissue, usually with the aid of a microscope, in order to remove it. The procedure is primarily recommended for extensive external genital or anal warts. The success of the procedure depends on the skill of the health care provider performing the surgery. Because it is expensive and usually involves an outpatient visit to a hospital and general anesthesia, it is most often recommended for warts that are difficult to treat or extensive. It has a clearance rate of 43 percent and a recurrence rate of 95 percent.
The entire genital area should not be treated with the laser in an attempt to rid the genitals of the virus; this treatment method has been shown to cause precancerous changes in the vagina from the extensive tissue destruction.
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