What are the risks of different therapeutic modalities for the treatment of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection?
Risks of Treatments of HPV Infection Cryosurgery – pain, vesicles, edema, bullae, necrosis, bleeding, alopecia, pigment alteration, paresthesia Laser therapy – pigment alteration, infection, abnormal scarring, respiratory infection after inhaling smoke which contains HPV DNA Electrosurgery – respiratory infection after inhaling smoke which contains HPV DNA, occular irritation, burns Surgical excision – pain, infection, bleeding, severe pain Mohs surgery – pain, tenderness, bleeding, keloid, temporary or permanent numbness in the concerned region, weakness