Warts!

Warts are caused by a virus. My kids both had them. Went to the dermatologist and had them taken off, and for the most part grew back, at least the ones on their hands did.
The first my youngest daughter had was a plantar wart when she was 4, and we went to the podiatrist to get rid of that.
Now the ones around here direct you to the Duoplant stuff, which works if you are compliant with using it. I would be interested in seeing how the freeze stuff they are advertizing works

My youngest had several on her feet when she went away to college. (they came back) She'd been using Duoplant and seeing the podiatrist. She stopped treating them..lack of motivation. Interestingly enough once she went to college they disappeared. I figure diet change maybe? Don't know. I think it took a month..and all of them were gone, just like that.
 
nursie said:
Warts are caused by a virus. My kids both had them. Went to the dermatologist and had them taken off, and for the most part grew back, at least the ones on their hands did.
The first my youngest daughter had was a plantar wart when she was 4, and we went to the podiatrist to get rid of that.
Now the ones around here direct you to the Duoplant stuff, which works if you are compliant with using it. I would be interested in seeing how the freeze stuff they are advertizing works

My youngest had several on her feet when she went away to college. (they came back) She'd been using Duoplant and seeing the podiatrist. She stopped treating them..lack of motivation. Interestingly enough once she went to college they disappeared. I figure diet change maybe? Don't know. I think it took a month..and all of them were gone, just like that.
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They can be tough to treat. I believe the liquid nitrogen isn't as effective for plantar warts because they are so deep rooted. The Duoplant stuff, if you use it as directed essetially slowly kills the tissue in and around the wart...not pleasant (but not painful)...it can work really well.
 
It is a virus as we've all said so I figure that they go away but the virus stays in your body all the time. I guess some people get them more than others. I had two on the side of my knee when I was younger and I got rid of them and I've never had any since. So, nursie, I don't know why sometimes it works that way.
 
i just have to say how gross this thread is! ,,i have never had a wart and you guys have me checking my feet...lol now i will be paranoid! looking at my feet for the next month! hibbie jibbies! lol
 
I suggest you do not start your own surgery - here's one reason..

"A plantar wart is similar in structure to an iceberg—the part on the surface of the skin is a small part of the entire anomaly. Often, the portion of the wart under the skin is at least twice as big as the part you can see."

Here's some suggestions on prevention...

" Prevention

According to the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), the following may help to prevent plantar warts:

* Avoid walking barefoot whenever possible.
* Change shoes and socks daily.
* Keep feet clean and dry.
* Check children's feet periodically.
* Avoid direct contact with warts on other persons or on other parts of the body.
* Do not ignore growths on, or changes in, your skin.
* Visit a podiatrist as part of your annual health checkup."

Here's the link - please read it.. Take care of 'it'..

Link: http://www.podiatrychannel.com/plantarwarts/
 
One sure fire way to get rid of it is as follows...
-One wart on toe
-One piece of broken transition strip (that metal strip that goes in your doorway)
-Run for the phone, making sure to get your wart caught on the jagged metal edge...

After I picked myself off the floor, I noticed that my wart had been totally ripped out on the transition strip...TOTALLY gros, but highly effective...Never had one since...
 
Thats what I thought too
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