Why Do Some Plantar Warts Persist? When To Seek Medical Help

Plantar warts can be annoying and embarrassing. They can also come back after removal. Your podiatrist has effective treatment options to eliminate plantar warts so they don’t return. The podiatrists at New York Podiatry Group provide comprehensive foot and ankle services, including treatment of plantar warts. They have two convenient office locations in Glendale and Astoria, NY.

What You Need To Know About Plantar Warts 

Plantar warts are caused by exposure to the human papillomavirus (HPV), which invades the skin through cuts or cracks. HPV can exist for years before a wart appears and continues for life, making warts a stubborn and difficult problem to eliminate.

Plantar warts can look like:

• Small, rough growths at the base of your toes, heel, or forefoot
• A callus of hard skin where the wart has moved inward
• Small black pinpoints on the wart are clotted blood vessels
• Lesions that erupt along the ridges and lines in the skin of your foot

You are at greater risk of developing persistent plantar warts if you:

• Have a weakened immune system
• Have a history of plantar warts
• Walk barefoot in public areas like locker rooms

If you have plantar warts, the best option to eliminate warts is to seek out professional treatment from a podiatrist. Your podiatrist may recommend:

• Peeling medicine containing salicylic acid to remove individual layers of the wart
• Freezing medicine containing liquid nitrogen to freeze the wart and kill it
• Pulsed-dye laser treatment to close blood vessels that feed the wart

Want To Know More About Plantar Warts?

Talk with the experts to learn more about plantar warts and how to prevent them from returning. Call the podiatrists at New York Podiatry Group. You can reach them in Glendale, NY, by calling (718) 381-2300 or in Astoria, NY, by calling (718) 721-0441, so call today.