DEAR DR. GOTT: Your advice about distilled vinegar really works. I had a spot on my forehead my doctor told me wasn’t cancer — just to use creams to deal with it.

I started using vinegar 34 days ago, and the spot is completely healed. I have been applying it to a wart, and that is almost gone, too. This is to encourage you to continue writing your column. I can’t tell you how happy this makes me because I do not have this unsightly spot on my face, and I don’t need a surgeon. Thank you.

DEAR READER: It never ceases to amaze me when remedies are often found in a kitchen cupboard. As with many medications, I am sure distilled vinegar will not work successfully for everyone in curing warts and a plethora of other conditions. However, I’m glad it did for you. [Read more...]