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Understand how to freeze a wart. Over-the-counter cold kits use dimethyl ether and propane to freeze the wart and the tissue around the wart. Realize that the wart will not instantly fall off after treatment. It may take several treatments and up to 3 or 4 weeks before the wart gradually disappears.
The liquid nitrogen application usually takes less than a minute. 1  Your doctor may trim the wart with a small knife before applying liquid nitrogen. 2  Cryotherapy is painful. 3  Your doctor applies the liquid nitrogen to the wart using a probe or a cotton swab.ithin hours after treatment, a blister may form. 1  If the blister breaks, clean the area to prevent the spread of the wart virus. 2  Avoid contact with the fluid, which may contain the wart virus. 3  The blister will dry up over the next few days, and the wart may fall off.