Plantar Wart
How to Get Rid of a Wart with Tagamet
Warts can affect almost anyone. For reasons that are not clear children seem especially susceptible. But adults can also develop warts. Sometimes a single wart on the sole of the foot multiplies and …
How Can You Remove Warts With Duct Tape?
If you've ever tried to remove warts from your own skin or from a child's, you know that they can be capricious. Sometimes they will disappear quickly after you apply salicylic acid. That's the standa…
How Can You Keep Plantar Warts from Recurring?
Plantar warts occur on the soles of the feet. At first, you might not notice a plantar wart. Most of us don't inspect our soles regularly unless they hurt. Plantar warts often become painful to walk o…
Many Home Remedies May Help Eliminate Stubborn P…
Warts are not generally a topic for polite conversation. Even the name is kind of gross, especially the medical term, Verruca vulgaris. Plantar warts (Verruca plantaris) occurring on the soles of the …
How Can You Make Plantar Warts Disappear?
Most warts don't hurt. However, a person with plantar warts, those that develop on the soles of the feet, may find walking painful. A dermatologist could perform surgery or cryotherapy (freezing), but…
Can You Cure Your Plantar Warts with Hot Water?
Plantar warts are those that appear on the soles of the feet. You might catch the human papillomavirus that causes plantar warts if you go barefoot in a shared locker room or swimming pool area. Likew…
Show 1304: Fixing Your Foot Problems
In our nationally syndicated radio show this week, we have a guest live in the studio. Podiatrist Jane Andersen will be ready to answer your questions about foot problems and what you can do about the…
How Could Heartburn Drug Help Plantar Warts?
Plantar warts, those that appear on the soles of the feet (and occasionally the palms of the hands), can be devilishly difficult to remove. Doctors sometimes use freezing or laser therapy, but even th…
Will Dandelion Root Banish Plantar Warts?
Most warts are painless, but plantar warts, those on the soles of the feet, can become painful and interfere with walking. Unfortunately, people may have a difficult time treating them. They can be ex…
Show 1183: How to Manage Your Foot Problems
Do your feet hurt? Foot problems can interfere with both work and leisure time activities. You won’t want to walk the dog or go dancing, not to mention stand at a cash register or move about a clini…
Can You Cure a Plantar Wart with Silver Nitrate?
Plantar warts are those that appear on the sole of the foot. They can become tender and make walking painful. Over the years, we have heard of many different home remedies to get rid of plantar warts.…
How Aysa, an AI App, Helped a Mother with her Ch…
Nicole Pharr is used to keeping a close eye on her daughter Madison’s skin. Madison is prone to eczema and has had highly sensitive skin since she was a baby. Still, Nicole was concerned after her d…
Can You Get Rid of Warts with Super Glue?
Warts are bumps on the skin caused by a virus, the human papillomavirus (HPV). Even though you can't actually get rid of the virus, you can get rid of warts. A wide range of home remedies and over-the…
Show 1113: How to Keep Your Feet Happy and Healt…
It is hard to feel good if your feet hurt. Dancing, running, playing golf or tennis and many other forms of recreation are no fun if you have painful bunions or plantar fasciitis. So how can you keep …
How Can You Get Rid of Plantar Warts?
Plantar warts that appear on the soles of the feet ("foot warts") can sometimes be stubborn. When they show up on the soles, toes or heels they can cause discomfort when a person is walking or running…
How to Use Beetle Juice to Get Rid of Plantar Wa…
Plantar warts can be extremely tenacious, as anyone who has ever had a wart appear on the sole of the foot knows. ("Plantar" refers to the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands.) Getting Rid of…
Plantar Warts Succumb to Cayenne Pepper Sprinkle…
Q. Our son suffered from plantar warts for more than eight years. After a long succession of procedures and medications, we were told to sprinkle cayenne pepper in his socks and have him sleep in them…
Many Home Remedies Help Heal Plantar Warts
Q. I get plantar warts on the soles of my feet. The doctor scrapes them, applies acid cream and covers them for 48 hours. They go away and then come back a few months later. Help! How can I get rid of…
Old-Fashioned Formula Was Successful Against Pla…
Q. I used Domeboro solution to get rid of my plantar wart. I soaked my foot in the solution once a day. Within two weeks' time, the wart fell off and didn't return. A. Domeboro solution is an old-fash…
Persistent Plantar Warts Defy Treatment
Q. My husband has terrible plantar warts. They have been frozen multiple times by a dermatologist. Acid patches ate away at his healthy skin but not the warts. The warts have spread and are practicall…
Poison Painful Plantar Warts With Peculiar Remed…
Plantar warts on the sole of the foot can be quite difficult to treat. They can also make walking pretty painful. No wonder people are enthusiastic about some strange remedies, so long as they work. T…
Lemon Juice Cured Plantar Warts
Q. Years ago my daughter had eight plantar warts on the bottoms of her feet. She could hardly walk and I tried everything to no avail. A friend of mine suggested squeezing fresh lemon juice on them th…
Tagamet Banished Plantar Warts
Q. I had plantar warts on the bottoms of my feet for close to five years. It got to the point where I didn't wear flip flops or anything that showed my feet, which was hard because I'm a surfer and a …
Hot Water for Plantar Warts
Q. You have occasionally written about plantar warts. I have cured several of them (my own, my daughter's and my sister-in-law's) by soaking the area in hot salted water several times a day. A. Your r…