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 ...

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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 ...

Plantar warts are hard, roundish growths that are tender to the touch and usually occur on the bottom of the feet. With your foot under a bright light, look for brownish black specs, which are ...

Foot warts can be common warts, plantar warts, or periungal warts. They develop when a certain strand of HPV infects a cut or open wound. You can get rid of them with salicylic acid products or by ...

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, ...

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 ...

Some warts disappear over time, but others may need treatment. With wart medications, such as salicylic acid, the wart should peel away in stages until it is as flat as the skin. If this does not ...

Warts are noncancerous growths that develop on your skin or mucous membranes (soft, fleshy areas such as inside your mouth and genitals). They vary widely in shape and appearance — some are round, ...