Using duct tape to remove a wart is a home remedy that some people believe can work. However, studies have produced mixed results on its effectiveness, and it can cause skin irritation in some people.

Plantar warts are common growths that appear on the bottoms of your feet. They're caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which thrives in warm, moist environments (like locker room floors). The ...

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 are painful growths on the feet caused by HPV, but they are not an STI. To get rid of stubborn warts try duct tape, cryotherapy, immunotherapy, topical acid, or surgery. To prevent ...

Q: I’ve been able to remove two individual warts easily and cheaply. I’d had one for three or four years on my heel. The other was several months old, on my left triceps. Some years before, I’d read ...

Q: I’ve been able to remove two individual warts easily and cheaply. I’d had one for three or four years on my heel. The other was several months old, on my left triceps. Some years before, I’d read ...

About a year ago I noticed a small bump on my left pinky. I had no idea what it was and for the longest time I didn't give it a second thought. However, it started getting bigger and bigger, and ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I am seeing a dermatologist for plantar warts on the tops and bottoms of my feet. He is using a combination of acid and freezing. This is painful, and I have difficulties walking, even ...

If you already know 101 uses for duct tape, here's another one: It can help you get rid of warts. Doctors use a variety of medical therapies to rid their patients of warts, often with disappointing ...

Duct tape’s success at curing warts may have been overstated, according to a new study that raises doubts about the tape’s effectiveness as a cheap, painless treatment. The tape supposedly works by ...

Thanks for the question, Peter. This is a very common ailment amongs athletes who walk barefoot in locker rooms where the wart causing virus (HPV) is prevalent. The small growth appears on weight ...