Plantar warts, which are on your hands or other parts of your body, can look different. However, they appear more consistent on your feet.
What does it look like to have warts on your feet?
- You can mistake their appearance for corn or calluses because they are round.
- Plantar warts are more flat than raised, because they are often covered by the tough skin on the sole of your feet.
- You might notice a grainy, rough texture on the surface.
- The blood supply to the wart is indicated by the little black dots in the middle of the wart.
- You may get warts on your feet in one or multiple places.
- You can either keep them small or make a huge plantar wart.
- They are often found on the ball or heel of your feet, where you place your weight while standing or walking.
What is the Difference between Warts and Calluses
Calluses are thickened areas of skin that look similar to warts. Warts, however, have some distinguishing characteristics that calluses don’t.
With Warts
- They can cause skin lines to be widened.
- They are unique because they have a small, black “seed dot” (capillary blood supply).
- When squeezed side-to-side, they can be painful.
With calluses
- The lines of the skin continue to appear through the dead, hard skin.
- There are no dots and there is no blood supply.
- When they are pushed on, they can be very painful
What happens if you have multiple warts on your foot?
Warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (also known as HPV) the virus will infect the epidermis which is the upper layer of skin.
Once infected
- Multiple warts may develop on your sole foot.
- Multiple warts may appear in distinct places or can be combined into a single cluster. This is known as a mosaic wart. A large number of warts in a cluster can cause severe pain and make it difficult to run or walk.
- It’s also more difficult for larger groups to be treated in order to eradicate them.
- What is the most severe symptom of a wart in the foot?
- The worst thing about being in pain or discomfort is.
While regular warts on the rest of the body do not usually come with too many problems, wart on the feet are a different story. It is all because of their location — the soles, heels, toes and balls of your feet. It can be a painful reminder that they are there with every step. You may feel like you’re walking with a rock in the shoe, or it could be a burning, throbbing sensation.
Plantar warts are most common on the parts of the foot that receive the most pressure when you’re standing or walking, increasing the pressure on the wart and sending it further inward, deep into your skin. Some people put off treatment, even when experiencing pain and discomfort, due to the dirty public image around warts. However, if it is stopping you from walking, running or moving freely it’s best to visit a podiatrist Sydney for treatment immediately. All that pressure also flattens the plantar wart. It looks more like a callus than a wart.
Is it contagious to have warts on your feet?
Plantar Warts on the feet can be especially contagious. To avoid spreading plantar warts, or to stop them from being picked up at all, there are several things that you need to remember.
Do not go barefoot in public.
- Flip flops are a good choice for public bathing and showers, as well as at home to prevent transmission.
- Plantar warts can be spread in moist and warm areas.
- Avoid picking up or touching a plantar wart. This can increase your risk for the virus spreading to other areas of your foot or hand.
- As long as your nails are not too long, you will be less likely to catch the contagious virus.
- Do not share personal care products such as razors or socks with anyone.
- Keep the area covered while they are being treated with bandages and change such bandaids often.
- Good hygiene means keeping your skin clean and dry, changing your socks often, and practicing good hygiene.
- Maintaining a healthy skin can help you fight the HPV virus easier. You can nourish your skin topically with essential oils and inside with a nutritious and healthy diet.
How do you treat warts on your foot?
You can also use over-the-counter remedies. These products use salicylic acids to slowly remove layers of wart. For plantar warts, you can also purchase “freezing sprays” from your local drugstore. These liquid nitrogen-containing products mimic the effects of cryotherapy in a doctor’s clinic. The spray causes a blister-like injury and sticks to the wart. The wart should disappear once the blister has healed. For freezing spray, apply the product directly to your wart for 20 seconds. Repeat this process as many times as you need, up to six weeks.
Natural Treatments for Warts
H-Warts Formula is all-natural, contains no harmful ingredients and includes carefully chosen homeopathic ingredients. You can apply the product directly to your warts with a cotton swab. Only a few drops are required. H-Warts Formula begins to work quickly! The size and number of warts will affect the process. The warts can change in appearance, color, and/or size. They may begin to fall off. Expect to see results within a week or so, with some stubborn warts taking longer.
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