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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the past six months I have been treating plantar warts on the foot of a 20-year-old woman. After two Histofreeze treatments, the warts appeared diminished, but then at the third visit, the patient ...

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 ...

Dr. Rob Riley joins us each week from the South Bend Clinic. Here are his responses from July 2nd. Pat: What is a good sleep aid? I’m not a fan of medications for sleep. They have a high potential for ...

Q. I have had success using fresh pineapple peel on a plantar wart. I applied the pineapple skin to the wart overnight, with the fleshy fruit side toward the foot. I saved the peel in a plastic bag in ...

Routine procedures such as splinter removal and wart treatment are increasingly billed as surgeries, leading to unexpected costs for patients. When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son ...