Warts are caused by a viral infection from the human papillomavirus (HPV). They are non-cancerous and located in the top layer of skin. Warts can be painful, depending on their location, number and size of the HPB infection. The appearance of a wart depends on where they are located. They can be the same color as the surrounding skin and rough or dark smooth and flat.
Common Warts
Common warts are usually found on the hands. They are most common in areas where the skin has been compromised or broken. There are often small black dots on warts that look like seeds. Sometimes these warts are referred to as seed warts.
Plantar Warts
Flat warts
Treatment
Salicylic Acid
Warts can be contagious especially a new wart. Take care to not touch other people or items with your wart. Some people cover warts with a bandage to prevent infecting others
Common Warts
Common warts are usually found on the hands. They are most common in areas where the skin has been compromised or broken. There are often small black dots on warts that look like seeds. Sometimes these warts are referred to as seed warts.
Plantar Warts
Plantar warts are located on the bottom of the foot. They are usually flat due to the act of walking on them. They tend to be painful when walking; they can be pushed deep into the foot by walking or standing on them. A callus can form over the wart making it difficult to treat. Some people think plantar warts feel like a pebble in your shoe.
Flat warts
Flat warts can be found anywhere on the body. Children usually have them on the face. Adults commonly get flat warts in areas that are shaved, ladies' legs or on a mans' face. Warts can go away without treatment; this might take months or even years. Warts sometimes turn black shortly before they disappear own their own. Most people remove them, especially if they are multiplying quickly, painful, or unsightly. A dermatologist will sometimes biopsy or cut a piece of the wart off and look at it under a microscope. If they are not sure it is a wart, if it is very large and grows quickly, has an irregular shape or color.
Treatment
Salicylic Acid
- Can be bought at most pharmacies
- No doctor needed
- Can take weeks or months for the wart to be removed
- Diabetics should not use this type of product .
- People with poor circulation should not use this type of product.
- Do not use this product on sensitive areas like the face or genitals.
- Must be preformed by a dermatologist
- Causes a blister to form under a wart
- Wart can be clipped off by dermatologist in a week or two
- Over the counter liquid nitrogen can be used on simple warts. It freezes warts to a temperature of minus 70 F (minus 57 C)
- Liquid nitrogen used by doctors is much colder minus 320 F (minus 196 C)
- Used after other methods have failed
- Can leave scars
- Usually quite painful
- Expensive
Home remedies I have heard mixed reviews of the following methods of wart removal. It might be worth a try.
- Duct tape Apply duct tape to the wart and leave on until wart comes off. Have heard of difficulty keeping tape on areas that get moist.
- Banana peel - Apply banana peel to wart with the yellow side out and affix with tape
- Castor oil - Massage caster oil into wart several times per day and cover with a bandage.
- Vinegar - Soak wart 15 min. in water to soften and apply apple cider vinegar and cover, several times per day.
- Dust off (spray pc duster) - Spray dust off into container and apply to wart with a q-tip.
- Sell your wart - Get someone to buy your wart, keep the money and never spend it. (I'm told this only works if you believe.)
- Tie with hair - Tie a piece of your own hair around the base of the wart tightly and it will kill the wart.
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