| Plantars wart treatment can be time consuming | | | | treat the plantar wart with a mild acid also known |
| and you should seek the advice of your podiatrist | | | | as salicylic acid, cantharidin acid or dichloracetic |
| or primary care physician to see which treatment | | | | acid. These treatments normally take multiple |
| option is best for you. | | | | applications over the course of weeks to a |
| Plantar warts are benign growths that appear on | | | | months and the acid treatment will allow the viral |
| the sole, ball of your foot or heel. Excessive | | | | cells to disintegrate and allow healthy cells to |
| pressure from walking or standing for long periods | | | | replace them. |
| of time causes them to grow deeper into the | | | | Laser treatment can also be used to treat plantar |
| skin. These warts should not be ignored and you | | | | warts. Your podiatrist will use laser treatment in |
| should work with your physician to determine the | | | | their office or at an outpatient surgery center |
| best plantars wart treatment for you. | | | | using local anesthesia. If you decided to use the |
| Plantar warts are spongy and rough, and are | | | | laser treatment you will want to discuss the |
| normally brown or gray in color. The wart under | | | | scarring with your podiatrist. Laser treatments |
| the skin is normally two to three times as big as | | | | have been very successful. |
| the part of the wart that has surfaced through | | | | Cryotherapy is when the podiatrist can freeze the |
| the skin. The depth of the wart is the reason for | | | | plantar wart with sodium nitride which destroys |
| the extensive pain associated with plantars warts. | | | | the virus and causes the wart to turn black and |
| If the wart is large enough you can actually | | | | fall off normally within a few days to a week. |
| experience a lump on the bottom of your foot | | | | Cryotherapy has not been very effective as the |
| when you are standing. | | | | solution does not penetrate far enough into the |
| Plantar wart treatment consists of over the | | | | wart to destroy the virus. |
| counter medications, laser treatments, | | | | Surgical removal usually is not recommended to |
| cryotherapy and surgical removal. | | | | treat plantar warts because it can cause painful |
| Over the counter medications contain an acid | | | | scarring. Debridement is performed using |
| chemical that will destroy the skin cells and could | | | | anesthesia and can be used with acid to destroy |
| damage healthy tissue that is surrounding the | | | | the virus and prevent the warts from re-growing. |
| wart. These must be used with extreme caution. | | | | This treatment would be as a last resort. |
| Once confirmed that you indeed have a plantars | | | | There are many options for plantar wart |
| wart seeking the advice of your podiatrist and | | | | treatment. |
| what treatment options he or she recommends is | | | | Seek the advice of your podiatrist and see which |
| the best start. | | | | treatment is best for you! |
| In the beginning your podiatrist typically might | | | | |