Plantar warts, also known as plantar verrucae and foot warts, are common skin growths caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). They develop when the virus infects the skin, typically appearing on the ...

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 ...