I have a wart, it’s on the inside of my fingers and it was starting to get big. I got some Compound W and have been using that for the last 24 hours. The wart started to fall off and I got scared. So I googled what to do and I found many sites telling me to take off the falling part, I did that but there was a little bit let so I put another band-aid on it… Was that the right thing to do?

Warts are painless growths of skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). Compound W is topical salicylic acid which is a keratolyzing agent that results in the skin peeling after one or more applications. There is no fixed and proper method of skin removal after salicylic acid application. Some doctors recommend using a pumice stone but peeling off the dead skin is perfectly acceptable. You should follow the directions on your Compound W and continue with applications until all of the wart has been removed. It may take up to 1 year for complete wart removal but salicylic acid has one of the best cure rates of all wart medications.