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Koebner Phenomenon

Ivan Bristow

Jul 6, 20233 min read

Koebner Phenomenon

What is the Koebner phenomenon?

New Data on Swift Microwave

Ivan Bristow

Jun 21, 20232 min read

New Data on Swift Microwave

New data has just been published on the effectiveness of treating verrucae with SWIFT microwave.

How useful is zinc in wart treatment?

Ivan Bristow

Oct 10, 20224 min read

How useful is zinc in wart treatment?

This blog documents a recent systematic review of zinc in the treatment of warts.

Swift Microwave : six years on

Ivan Bristow

Mar 25, 20224 min read

Swift Microwave : six years on

It has been six years since the Swift microwave unit was launched in the United Kingdom, marketed to podiatrists in the treatment of...

UK Product Discontinuation

Ivan Bristow

Feb 7, 20221 min read

UK Product Discontinuation

Glutarol is being discontinued for sale in the United Kingdom this year.

Dermoscopy of Warts & Corns

Ivan Bristow

Feb 7, 20223 min read

Dermoscopy of Warts & Corns

This article discusses the dermatoscopic features of warts and corns.

Treating Plantar Warts with Local Anaesthetic Infiltration - A Cautionary Tale.

Ivan Bristow

Aug 20, 20212 min read

Treating Plantar Warts with Local Anaesthetic Infiltration - A Cautionary Tale.

Microwave therapy, using the Swift® unit, has become a mainstream treatment in the management of verrucae showing immunomodulatory...

Can the HPV vaccine treat verrucae?

Ivan Bristow

Aug 17, 20214 min read

Can the HPV vaccine treat verrucae?

This blog look at a recent study investigating if HPV vaccination can treat cutaneous warts.

The return of Nitric Acid for Verrucae

Ivan Bristow

Jan 13, 20217 min read

The return of Nitric Acid for Verrucae

Recently, we have seen an interest here in the UK of a new product for the treatment of plantar warts called Verrutop®. Any innovation...

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