WartFreeze® Wart Remover

1. What is WartFreeze?
2. Why is WartFreeze better than current products on the market?
3. For what kinds of warts can WartFreeze be used?
4. When should WartFreeze not be used?
5. What should I do if I'm not sure whether a lump is a wart?
6. What does WartFreeze consist of?
7. What does a box of WartFreeze contain?
8. What specific information is contained in the information leaflet?
9. How does WartFreeze work?
10. Are instructions provided on applying WartFreeze?
11. Is it difficult to apply WartFreeze?
12. Can I use WartFreeze in any room of the house?
13. Who may use WartFreeze?
14. Is dangerous to use WartFreeze on children under four?
15. May WartFreeze be used by pregnant women and by diabetics?
16. How long may I apply the cold foam applicator to a wart?
17. How many warts may I treat per hand or foot simultaneously?
18. How often may I use WartFreeze?
19. Are there any side effects in using WartFreeze?
20. What should I do if the side effects do not disappear?
21. How effective is WartFreeze?
22. How quickly does the wart disappear?
23. What should I do if the wart does not disappear after ten days?
24. What should I do if the wart does not disappear after three treatments with WartFreeze?
25. What is the best way to take care of the treated spot?
26. Can the treated spot get wet?
27. What is the difference between the nitrogen method at the general practitioner's and a treatment with WartFreeze?
28. Is WartFreeze harmful to the environment?

1. What is WartFreeze?
WartFreeze – Wart Remover is a fast, effective and easy-to-use treatment for the removal of common and plantar warts.  WartFreeze usually removes warts within 10 to 14 days, often in as few a 1 treatment.
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2. Why is WartFreeze better than current products on the market?
Unlike other cryotherapy products on the market, WartFreeze requires absolutely no assembly.  WartFreeze has an easy to use 1-piece ready to use applicator.  Just pull it out of the box and treat the wart.  It’s that simple.
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3. For what kinds of warts can WartFreeze be used?
WartFreeze can be used to remove the following warts:

• Common warts on the hands and feet. A common wart looks like a lump on the surface of the skin of the hands and feet. You can recognize a common wart by its rough, 'cauliflower-like' surface. A virus that contaminates the skin causes the common wart.
• Foot warts or verucca plantaris. The foot wart also frequently occurs, and like the common wart, feels like a rough lump. The same virus that causes the common wart also causes it. The foot wart can be very painful, particularly if it appears on the sole of the foot, where it constantly rubs against socks and shoes. WartFreeze can be used to remove this type of wart, but foot warts are more persistent than common warts.
• Flat wart or verruca plana. Like the water wart, this wart is commonly seen in children. Flat warts are smooth and only a couple of millimetres in size. They appear most often on the face, and on the arms and legs. The 'wart virus' also causes this wart. The flat wart is difficult to recognize as such. If you are in doubt whether you have a flat wart, it is advisable to consult the general practitioner or dermatologist. The flat wart can then be treated with WartFreeze, unless it appears on the face.
• 'Water warts' or mullusca contagiosa. These warts are commonly seen in children, but often fail to be recognized immediately as warts. They are ball-shaped lumps that are white or translucent with a dimple in the middle. In contrast to the common wart and the foot wart, they are smooth. Another virus, the so-called large poxvirus, also causes them. They appear primarily on the stomach, back, arms and legs, but sometimes on the face as well. Basically, WartFreeze can be used for water warts, but when in doubt, always consult the general practitioner or dermatologist before initiating treatment.

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4. When should WartFreeze not be used?
WartFreeze may not be used for:

• removing warts on the face or the genitals. Warts on the genitals are also referred to as genital warts;
• skin conditions with signs of inflammation;
• dark moles, dark-coloured, hairy or otherwise unusual looking skin conditions which resemble warts;
• areas of thin skin such as the face, armpits, chin, breasts or bottom;
• warts on children under the age of four.

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5. What should I do if I'm not sure whether a lump is a wart?
Always consult the general practitioner if you're not sure whether the condition is a wart.
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6. What does WartFreeze consist of?
WartFreeze contains dimethyl ether.
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7. What does a box of WartFreeze contain?
A box of WartFreeze contains an aerosol can with dimethyl ether and propane, 16 cleansing swabs and 8 protective bandages. The box also contains a detailed information leaflet.
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8. What specific information is contained in the information leaflet?
The information leaflet contains information about:

• the use and the effect of WartFreeze. With the help of diagrams, an explanation is given on how WartFreeze should be applied to the skin;
• how often you can use WartFreeze;
• certain cases in which you should not use WartFreeze;
• follow-up treatment for the wart;
• who may use WartFreeze;
• possible side effects of WartFreeze;
• a summary on warts.

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9. How does WartFreeze work?
WartFreeze uses cryotherapy – a proven method of applying low temperature treatment to tissue – cryotherapy immediately freezes the wart during treatment.  As a result, the treated wart will fall off some 10 to 14 days after treatment, leaving a new layer of skin.
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10. Are instructions provided on applying WartFreeze?
Each box of WartFreeze contains a detailed information leaflet utilizing diagrams to help explain how WartFreeze should be applied to the wart.
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11. Is it difficult to apply WartFreeze?
No. It is easy to use. The no assembly required applicator on WartFreeze allows for precision treatment, but it is not difficult. The information leaflet explains exactly how you should apply WartFreeze.
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12. Can I use WartFreeze in any room of the house?
No. It is advisable to use WartFreeze in well ventilated areas of your house.  Avoid using WartFreeze close to open flames.
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13. Who may use WartFreeze?
Adults and children over the age of four may use WartFreeze. However, adults should apply WartFreeze to children.
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14. Is dangerous to use WartFreeze on children under four?
No. The use of WartFreeze in children older than two years of age is basically harmless, but we advise against it because the treatment is too painful in younger children.
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15. May WartFreeze be used by pregnant women and by diabetics?
Diabetics and pregnant women may use WartFreeze only the advice of a health care practitioner.
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16. How long may I apply WartFreeze to a wart?
Keep the applicator snugly on the wart for at least 10 seconds before removing it.
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17. How many warts may I treat per hand or foot simultaneously?
Only one wart per hand or foot may be treated by WartFreeze at a time.
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18. How often may I use WartFreeze?
WartFreeze may be used 4 times per wart. For each wart, there should be a ten-day interval between treatments.
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19. Are there any side effects in using WartFreeze?
There are a number of possible side effects:

• White coloration of the skin: as soon as you remove the applicator from the wart, the skin turns white. This coloration quickly goes away;
• The appearance of a blister: the blister disappears as soon as the wart falls off the skin revealing new skin which will form under the blister;
• Pain: a stinging, itching sensation may occur as soon as the applicator is removed from the skin but this quickly subsides.

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20. What should I do if the side effects do not disappear?
Always consult a doctor if the stinging sensation does not disappear or if other complications occur through the use of WartFreeze.
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21. How effective is WartFreeze?
WartFreeze is based on the cryotherapy method used by general practitioner's and dermatologists. They now prefer to use this method because it is the most effective and the least painful way to remove warts quickly.
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22. How quickly does the wart disappear?
It takes approximately ten days for the wart to disappear.
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23. What should I do if the wart does not disappear after ten days?
If the wart does not disappear after ten days, you can treat the wart again. Each wart may be treated with WartFreeze a maximum of four times.
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24. What should I do if the wart does not disappear after four treatments with WartFreeze?
If the wart does not disappear after four treatments, you should go to the general practitioner or dermatologist.
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25. What is the best way to take care of the treated spot?
Ensure that the spot remains clean. Do not pick at or scratch the treated area. Protect blisters with a plaster and do not puncture them.
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26. Can the treated spot get wet?
Yes. You can shower and swim after treatment with WartFreeze.
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27. What is the difference between the cryotherapy method at the general practitioner's and a treatment with WartFreeze?
The nitrogen at the general practitioner's has a much lower temperature than WartFreeze, but WartFreeze is just as effective in most cases. Moreover, WartFreeze is less painful because it has a higher temperature than the nitrogen at the general practitioner's.
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28. Is WartFreeze harmful to the environment?
No. WartFreeze is not harmful to the environment.
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