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Understanding Plantar Warts - Treatment

What Are the Treatments for Plantar Warts?

Deciding how to treat your plantar wart may depend on your ability to tolerate the pain that the various treatments can inflict. Folk remedies for treating warts abound, and there is no single treatment that works every time. Conventional treatment focuses on removal, while alternative approaches emphasize gradual remission. Whatever you do, do not try to cut off a plantar wart yourself, because you may injure yourself.

Conventional Medicine for Plantar Warts

Your doctor may try applying topical solutions such as salicylic acid to eliminate the plantar warts. Such treatment may take several weeks to be effective. Burning, freezing with liquid nitrogen, laser therapy, and surgical removal are more aggressive options for more severe conditions.

Your doctor will also likely give you detailed instructions about how to care for your feet at home.

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Reviewed by Anthony Poggio, DPM on November 22, 2008
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