Most foot warts are noncancerous lesions that grow on the sole or plantar aspect, and are caused by one of the or so strains of the human papillomavirus HPV. Walking barefoot in public places that are damp and warm, like areas around saunas, gyms, or pool decks, provide the perfect storm of conditions for foot warts. A simple weak spot on your foot, like a small cut, provides an invitation for the HPV virus to enter the skin.
Although foot warts can go away on their own, depending on the strain of the HPV that caused the wart, some pesky warts can last 18 months or so. Coming in to get treatment from one of our podiatrists expedites the process of getting rid of your uncomfortable and embarrassing foot wart.
We have a number of ways to treat plantar warts right in the office to give you relief. Plantar warts can be painful. Allowing a foot wart to linger untreated means continued discomfort and pain with every step you take. Another tendency is to reduce activities or exercises that aggravate the pain. Most plantar warts aren't a serious health concern and usually go away without treatment eventually.
You may want to try self-care treatments or see your doctor to have the warts removed. Plantar warts are caused by an infection with HPV in the outer layer of skin on the soles of your feet.
They develop when the virus enters your body through tiny cuts, breaks or other weak spots on the bottoms of your feet. HPV is very common, and more than kinds of the virus exist. But only a few of them cause warts on the feet. Other types of HPV are more likely to cause warts on other areas of your skin or on mucous membranes.
Each person's immune system responds differently to HPV. Not everyone who comes in contact with it develops warts. Even people in the same family react to the virus differently.
The HPV strains that cause plantar warts aren't highly contagious. So the virus isn't easily transmitted by direct contact from one person to another. Before you apply salicylic acid to your wart, you must soak the area for minutes and gently file away the dead, warty skin with a clean emery board which you should discard after one use.
Although your treatment plan depends on the nature of your wart, most people apply salicylic acid once or twice a day for three months; continuing the treatment for a week after the wart disappears can help prevent recurrence.
This in-office wart removal treatment uses liquid nitrogen to effectively freeze the growth right off the surface of your skin.
After numbing the area with a local anesthetic, Dr. Dharia paints or sprays your wart with the extremely cold chemical agent, causing the area to blister and peel. When the dead tissue sloughs off about a week later, it takes the wart with it. Because plantar warts can be stubborn, however, you may need multiple cryotherapy treatments to make the wart disappear completely.
If your wart is especially deep, persistent, or painful, Dr. Dharia may use electrosurgery to destroy your wart with an electric needle, curettage to scrape it away, or a combination of both techniques. Surgical wart removal is a simple in-office procedure done with a local anesthetic.
If you have a wart, you can prevent its spread by keeping it clean and covered. Call our Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, office today at , or request an appointment with Dr. Dharia using our online scheduling feature. These plantar warts can last anywhere between 2 months-1 year, depending on if left treated or untreated.
Some warts may go away completely without treatment, and some may not go away completely even with treatment. Warts are also known to grow back in time. If a Plantar Wart causes you to walk differently, it can lead to knee, ankle, or even back pain.
In these situations, a JOI physical therapist can help. If you have pain that has developed, we can help. We have 12 Rehabilitation Offices for your convenience.
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