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 ...

Noticed a painful bump on the bottom of your foot that won't go away? It might be a plantar wart-and unlike other warts, these stubborn growths burrow deep beneath the skin's surface. Keep reading as ...

Long before COVID-19 became a health concern, shoe shopping meant doing your best to avoid certain foot conditions, such as athlete’s foot and plantar warts. While the impact of the coronavirus ...

Q. Our teen-age daughter had a plantar wart on the sole of her foot for a long time. It didn’t seem to bother her. But now she’s getting another one on the ball of her foot. It hurts when she ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q: I have two plantar warts on my foot, and they hurt so much that on some days I can’t always walk my 10,000 steps. What will ease my discomfort and let me ...

Q: I’ve been plagued with plantar warts for most of my adult life. I got rid of the most recent one by treating it persistently with salicylic acid. Now I want to prevent re-infection. This is a virus ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had plantar warts on both feet for decades. Unfortunately, they are on the pressure points of my feet (balls and heels). Nothing seems to eradicate the virus. I have tried ...