Formalin - Questions from new users

I have been asked by a number of people as to which types of VP I use formalin for. Over the last few years I have changed tact on which ones I do and don't use it for. As I have mentioned earlier it probably has varying effectiveness dependent on wart strain and skin type. Formalin's effectiveness appears to be a partly related also to patient compliance and aggressiveness of application and self debridement.

There is no doubt that mosaic warts are very susceptible to treatment with formalin and it should, I feel, be the treatment of choice for such types. It also highly useful where you have spreading warts with maceration/hyperhidrosis. The moisture appears to be quite important, in my opinion, to viral spread. Hence interdigital spread in teenagers is a problem and where Formalin is quite effective.

I have uploaded my Powerpoint from the Albury conference for anyone who whishes to look through it. Be aware it is about 600kb for those with dial-up access only. Formalin.ppt

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