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 ...

Plantar warts, also known as verrucas and are warts that tend to grow on the feet. They are not harmful but can be frustrating and can snatch away your peace. Those suffering from unpleasant plantar ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Johnson: Why are plantar warts on the bottom of the feet so difficult to cure? In your judgment, what is the best treatment for such warts? Warts on the bottom of the feet (the so-called ...

Q. My husband has a plantar wart on the bottom of his foot. It is on the pad near the big toe. Have any of your readers been successful with home remedies? A. We’ve been collecting wart remedies for ...

You are definitely asking the right questions Artie. I hope I can help with the following explanations: A corn (or callus) is hardened skin that occurs in high friction areas (the bottom of the foot, ...

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This week’s damp, muggy weather calls for a closer look at two of the season’s most annoying foot invaders: corns and warts. At first glance, they look the same, but they’re not. Warts are little ...

This is the sickening moment an enormous wart is yanked from a patient's foot during surgery. In the gruesome YouTube video, uploaded by podiatrist Leo Krawetz, the footage shows a patient who has ...