Dermatologist Dr. Jerome Litt of University Hospitals has determined that duct tape can heal warts in children. In a report on NewsNet5.com, dermatologist Dr. Jerome Litt of University Hospitals has discovered a new treatment for warts. Instead of costly and painful freezing, cutting or burning, Dr. Litt has prescribed duct tape. The doctor leaves the tape on for around one week, removes it for half a day and then rebandages with tape. At the end of the second week, the wart is gone.