Some plantar warts will go away naturally. Others may require at-home or medical treatments, such as applying salicylic acid to “burn” off the wart, or liquid nitrogen to “freeze” off the wart.

Danielle McNeil, D.P.M., is a board-certified podiatrist who has practiced in both private and hospital clinics. You can use salicylic acid to treat and remove plantar warts at home. Cryotherapy uses ...

Plantar warts may go away on their own or with home remedies and over-the-counter products, such as salicylic acid. Plantar warts occur from a viral infection in your skin called the human ...

If you’ve recently spent time at a public pool (indoor or out) or taken showers at the gym, you may be at risk of developing a plantar wart. Plantar warts are caused by an infection that enters the ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have a wart on the bottom of my foot. It feels like I’m walking on a stone. I’m thinking of cutting it off. Any ideas? — V.V.Dear V.V.: You have a plantar wart, “plantar” referring ...

What Are Plantar Warts and Palmar Warts? Plantar warts and palmar warts are noncancerous skin growths caused by a viral infection in the top layer of the skin. The culprit is a strain of virus called ...

GAME. 330 RIGHT HERE ON CHANNEL FIVE. ALL RIGHT, FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT. WINNING THE WAR AGAINST PLANTAR WARTS. THEY CAN BE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM YOUR HANDS AND YOUR FEET. SO WE’RE ...

Plantar warts are warts that develop on plantar surfaces -- that is, the soles (or bottom) of the feet. Normal standing and walking tends to force them into the skin, and the pressure causes pain to ...

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Plantar warts (known scientifically as verruca plantaris) are small growths that appear on your feet. The warts are caused by certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that enter your body through ...