The wart is frozen until it and 1 to 2 mm of surrounding skin have turned white (Figure 15) . A repeat freeze after thawing causes more effective tissue destruction than a single freeze. The affected tissue turns red or blisters over the next one to two days, then gradually sloughs off over the following weeks.
Hermana is in Spanish. It is the Spanish word for sister..
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS). This is a rare genetic disorder causing oculocutaneous albinism, along with a bleeding disorder, and an abnormal storage of fat proteins that causes problems with the heart, kidneys, and lungs.