fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) (05/29/85)
In article <burl.709> rcj@burl.UUCP (R. Curtis Jackson) writes: > >A representative example: For several years off and on I have had >plantar warts. > >I managed to avoid [cutting them out again] until I moved to Greensboro, >then they recurred yet again. I went dejectedly to the first dermatologist >I found in the book and told him to go ahead and cut them out. >Imagine my surprise when he refused outright. He sat me down >and explained to me that these warts were caused by flagging T-cells >(a type of white blood cell), that warts come and go as the T-cells >strengthen/multiply and weaken/diminish in number, and that he had >something he called "Cocaine for T-cells". >He took out an incredibly small-gauge needle and very slowly and gently >injected around the warts, then told me to come back in about 10 >days. I did so and he removed the warts without any discomfort >to me and WITHOUT ANESTHETIC. His fee was quite reasonable as well. >He told me that, if by chance I was not cured, he would have a laser >in his office by the next time and he had (unconfirmed) reports of >95% cure rates with them. I have a plantar's wart, which my general practitioner is trying to freeze off with liquid nitrogen. After a half dozen applications, the wart is smaller but not yet gone. I am interested in your treatment. Exactly what is the medical term for this "cocaine for T-cells," so my doctor will know what I'm talking about when I suggest it? Frank Silbermann