# warts, wart removal **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 6, 2005, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-wart-removal/302659 "2005-05-06T05:36:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-wart-removal/302659/1 "2005-05-06T05:36:01Z")
okay so i’ve got a big ugly wart, on my eyelid. the end of the eyelid, by the eyelashes. any way to remove it without going to the doctor? what do you find is most effective and would be most safe for that area of my body? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-wart-removal/302659/2 "2005-05-06T05:40:14Z")
Given your circumstances, one would think seeing a doctor would be your first approach. Calling **QtM**!!! ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-wart-removal/302659/3 "2005-05-06T05:41:43Z")
> [@pope\_hentai](#): > > okay so i’ve got a big ugly wart, on my eyelid. the end of the eyelid, by the eyelashes. any way to remove it without going to the doctor? what do you find is most effective and would be most safe for that area of my body? I hope you’re not serious. I don’t think there is anything you can apply to it that is safe in the vicinity of your eye. ---
**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-wart-removal/302659/4 "2005-05-06T05:44:49Z")
well i’ve kinda not seen a doctor in about 7 years and really dont want to have to spend the money… ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-wart-removal/302659/5 "2005-05-06T05:54:52Z")
> [@pope\_hentai](#): > > well i’ve kinda not seen a doctor in about 7 years and really dont want to have to spend the money… As opposed to doing something on your own outside of a doctor’s care and risk your eye(s)? ---
**Author:** ![MaceMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@MaceMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaceMan)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-wart-removal/302659/6 "2005-05-06T05:57:00Z")
Are you sure it’s really a wart? It sounds more like a sty to me. Here is a picture: [http://health.allrefer.com/health/styes-stye.html](http://health.allrefer.com/health/styes-stye.html) And for treatment: [http://www.emedicine.com/aaem/topic423.htm](http://www.emedicine.com/aaem/topic423.htm) > [@](#): > > Most stys will go away on their own in 5-7 days. > > Apply warm compresses 2-4 times a day for about 20 minutes at a time to help the drainage. Keep your eyes closed. > Gently scrub the eyelid with tap water or with a mild soap or shampoo (such as baby shampoo). This may help with drainage. Close your eyes as you scrub so you do not injure your eyes. > Do not squeeze or puncture the sty. A more serious infection may occur as a result. ---
**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-wart-removal/302659/7 "2005-05-06T05:58:41Z")
wasnt asking for anything risky. just wanted to be sure there were no alternatives before i wasted my money on one sawbones who will more then likely have to refer me to another one. i’m NOT a big fan of the way doctors work ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-wart-removal/302659/8 "2005-05-06T06:00:34Z")
If you kinda want to keep your vision, then you kinda should go to the doctor to get the wart taken care of. Go to the doctor, and get a full checkup, it’s been long enough, and when you get your clean bill of health, and the wart safely removed, you’ll be glad you went. Do you have a fear of doctors, and what they might tell you is wrong with your health, do you distrust them, or is it that you’ve not had money? ---
**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-wart-removal/302659/9 "2005-05-06T06:08:18Z")
distrust of doctors is the main concern, money is secondary. as far as wether its a sty or not, its kinda scaley looking and looks like warts i’ve had in the past on other less sensitive parts. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-wart-removal/302659/10 "2005-05-06T06:15:15Z")
> [@pope\_hentai](#): > > distrust of doctors is the main concern, money is secondary. as far as wether its a sty or not, its kinda scaley looking and looks like warts i’ve had in the past on other less sensitive parts. If you go to a general practitioner, or an internal medicine guy don’t be at all surprised if you get referred to an eye specialist. This doesn’t mean that the doctors are in cahoots in running up your bill. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warts-wart-removal/302659/11 "2005-05-06T07:01:07Z")
I would think it would be either an eye specialist, or maybe a dermatologist that would be sent for. I don’t know if a dermatologist would be willing to remove a wart on an eyelid or not though. Definitely go in to the doctor and get the process started, don’t risk your vision, **pope\_hentai**. Maybe see about going into the dermatologist right off the bat instead?