Plantars warts

“What’s that?”  you ask.  A plantars wart is a painful growth caused by a virus.  Think in terms of “avoid walking barefoot at the gym locker room, around the pool or hot tub.”   The virus which causes plantar warts lives in warm, moist environments.  If untreated, this virus will thrive and the plantars wart will grow and multiply into clusters of painful growths.    

Home treatment of plantars warts isn’t recommended by the American Podiatric Medical Association.  “It is wise to consult a podiatric physician when any suspicious growth or eruption is detected on the skin of the foot in order to ensure a correct diagnosis.”  Treatment of plantars warts may include a “freezing” treatment, may require laser treatment or involve wart removal by surgery.  More about plantars warts can be found at http://www.apma.org/Learn/FootHealth.cfm?ItemNumber=989