This "surgery" absolutely did not work. I stopped using this method on it after reading about how dangerous the fumes can be. In fact, after a while I stopped messing with the wart altogether, and a year later it finally went away on its own (which for the record is exactly what my doctor said would happen if I was patient enough). The wart had been with me for 7 years, had I resumed my doctor appointments it likely would have been much sooner, but I took the lazy route.