The Successful Treatment Of Auricular Acupuncture On Flat Warts

INTERVENTION: weekly auricular acupuncture for 10 weeks on the ear vein located at the back of the ear, each weekly session lasts for about 1 hour CONDITION: flat warts(verruca plana) PRIMARY OUTCOME: The outcome was measured by clinical observation.The recovery rate of the treatment group was better than that of the control group (p < 0.05) and there was a significant difference in the total effective rate between the control group and the auricular acupuncture treatment group after surgery (46.66 % and 96.67 %, respectively, p < 0.01) SECONDARY OUTCOME: The outcome was measured by clinical observation.During the treatment period, no adverse effects were observed by the investigators or reported by patients. INCLUSION CRITERIA: patients aged 8 to 50 years; patients who met the clinical diagnostic criteria of flat warts; capability of providing written informed consent; and willingness and ability to comply with all procedures of the trial and attend all scheduled contacts at the investigational site.