today it was the dermatologist

I saw a dermatologist this afternoon. She treated my wart with liquid nitrogen, at a lower temperature and with a pointier device than my primary care doctor used.

The dermatologist scraped all the callus off the wart before using the liquid nitrogen. This nitrogen freezing hurt, which I hope means it got to the actual wart. T

Then she applied beetle juice. Really, that's what she called it (I think it's more formal name is cantharides.) She suggested I wait a couple of days, then go back to using the liquid salicylic acid solution, before going to bed. She also said both that the in-office treatment today might be sufficient if I don't use the salicylic acid, and that it would worth using the salicylic acid even if I don't do it every day.

I have a follow-up appointment for another round of this treatment, and/or a different treatment, in early August. The other thing she mentioned is a topical drug that is used for skin cancer, or growths that might turn into cancer; it targets rapidly-dividing cells, which apparently are a thing in at least some warts.

I don't know what I will be doing tomorrow, but I don't have any more medical appointments until next week.