CLEVELAND -- If you've ever had warts, you know how difficult it is to get rid of them.

In this week's edition of Betcha Didn't Know, On Your Side Troubleshooter Chris Caswell reports that there is a home remedy that can take care of the annoying viral infection.

There are numerous uses for duct tape, but most people don't know that it can also heal warts.

Dermatologist Dr. Jerome Litt of University Hospitals said that he's heard from many desperate patients about their warts.

"(They say) 'All of the doctors have been X-raying them, cutting them off, burning them off and then freezing them off, and you have to help me,'" he said.

Litt doesn't prescribe an over-the-counter medication or other method. He prescribes duct tape.

First, he wraps the finger lengthwise and then widthwise with the duct tape, and then he squeezes it tight.

"I have the patient keep (the tape) on for 6.5 days," he said.

Then the patient takes the cast off for a half-day, and puts it back on for another six days. So does it work?

"(One patient) called me back and said the wart is completely gone," Litt said.

So what does duct tape have that the over-the-counter remedies don't? Litt believes that it's mind over matter.

In fact, he said that there are many folklore remedies that could work.

He just likes the duct tape, especially for children. But there are other reasons that it may be worth a try.

"(There is) no pain, no scarring (and) you don't have to come back to the office," Litt said. "It works beautifully."

Litt said that the duct tape works only on your hand, maybe because the cast can be airtight.

He's not sure why it works on this particular virus, but said that he hasn't had an unsuccessful treatment yet.