Warts are very common and can be difficult to treat. There are a many different therapies available. As a specialist dermatology clinic we see patients with warts that are resistant to conventional therapies like liquid nitrogen therapy and salicylic acid applications. One of the treatment options for these difficult warts is Candida immunotherapy.
How does Candida immunotherapy work?
The procedure is very simple and involves a single injection of a tiny amount of Candida antigen into one of the warts.
How does Candida immunotherapy help to cure warts?
Warts can “hide” from the bodies immune system resulting in the lack of an immune response to the warts. The warts can therefore persist and proliferate. Candida antigen will almost always elicit an immune respone when injecteed into the human skin. When injected into a wart an immune response is elicited in and around the wart which can then expose the wart to the bodies immune system.
What is Candida antigen?
Candida is a genus of yeasts. The most significant member of the genus is Candida albicans, which can cause numerous infections (called candidiasis or thrush) in humans. Candida antigen is a chemical extraction from the yeast that can stimulate the immune system.
How effective is Candida immunotherapy?
Cure rates between 50% and 90% have been reported with 1-3 injections spaces one month apart.
Are there other advantages to Candida immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy tends to be less scarring and less uncomfortable than conventional wart therapies and also has the potential advantage of resolving warts distant from the wart that is injected. Immunotherapy holds the most promise for future treatment of warts
What does Candida Immunotherapy cost?
About R500 per month.
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