Dear Dr. Gott: How do you remove a family of plantar warts off the bottom of a big toe? My 10-year-old daughter has had them for a couple of years (shortly after starting gymnastics). Please help!

These common growths are stubborn, but doctors say there are several options to try. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Erica Sweeney Q: I get warts on the bottom of my feet.

Plantar warts are small growths that appear mainly on your heels or other weight-bearing areas of your feet. The pressure on the warts can cause them to grow inward, creating a clump of hard, thick ...

When a wart is treated, the skin goes through several stages of the wart falling off. First-line wart treatments help the wart fall off by slowly killing the skin damaged by the virus. They may also ...

Medicare generally doesn’t cover wart removal for cosmetic reasons, but it will provide coverage if the removal is deemed medically necessary by a Medicare-approved doctor. Wart removal is considered ...

Warts are typically harmless and eventually disappear, but many prefer removing them. Wart removal options include curettage, cryotherapy, and chemical peels. Warts are small, rough skin growths that ...

Warts can go away on their own, but it can take years. Over-the-counter and home remedies can make the wart fall off or remove it in layers over time. What are warts? Those hard, bumpy, rough growths ...

Warts are basically skin lumps and lesions that develop due to HPV. They are caused by Human Papillomavirus infections (HPV). They are quite contagious and sometimes it can take months, weeks and ...

A plantar callus can form on the bottom your foot because of frequent friction and pressure. Soaking your foot in warm water and applying moisturizer or inserting shoe pads can help, but you may want ...