What is a Plantar Wart? A wart is a small growth on the skin that develops when the skin is infected by a virus. Warts can develop anywhere on the hands and feet, but typically they appear on the ...

Dear Dr. Gott: How do you remove a family of plantar warts off the bottom of a big toe? My 10-year-old daughter has had them for a couple of years (shortly after starting gymnastics). Please help!

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A targeted heat treatment appears to alleviate bothersome and sometimes painful plantar warts, researchers from China have found. Plantar warts are skin growths on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

They are caused by certain strains of the Human Papilloma Virus which thrives in moist, damp environments. Plantar warts often resolve without interference but treatments include chemical preparations ...

Plantar warts are hard, tough, horny growths that appear on the plantar surface (sole) of the foot. Normal standing and walking tends to press these lesions into the skin, flattening them and causing ...

Plantar warts, or verrucas, are a fairly common infection that usually occurs on the sole of the foot or on the toes. As with other types of warts, they are caused by the HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) ...