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Can Plantar Wart Be Cured Without Surgery?
Question: I have a wart in the plantar aspect of toe. Can this be cured without surgery?
Brief Answer:
Plantar wart treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
I understand from your query that you are having a plantar wart.
You could apply 12-17 % salicylic acid lotion at bedtime on the wart for 6 weeks. You should be careful while applying the lotion. Apply a very little amount only on the wart. You could apply petroleum jelly around the lesion so that the lotion does not spread to normal skin.
You could also get it treated by cryotherapy. This has to be done by a dermatologist. This will freeze the wart and it will fall off after2-3 freeze cycles.
Hope this helps you.
If you have any more queries, I will be glad to answer.
Take care.
Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko
Plantar wart treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
I understand from your query that you are having a plantar wart.
You could apply 12-17 % salicylic acid lotion at bedtime on the wart for 6 weeks. You should be careful while applying the lotion. Apply a very little amount only on the wart. You could apply petroleum jelly around the lesion so that the lotion does not spread to normal skin.
You could also get it treated by cryotherapy. This has to be done by a dermatologist. This will freeze the wart and it will fall off after2-3 freeze cycles.
Hope this helps you.
If you have any more queries, I will be glad to answer.
Take care.
Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Brief Answer:
Over the counter treatments
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome back.
You could use over the counter medications containing salicylic acid. However, please ensure that the percentage of salicylic acid does not exceed 17.5% to a maximum of 20%. Also make sure that you apply petroleum jelly in the surrounding area.
The tapes that you have mentioned usually contain 40%. This could cause redness in the surrounding normal skin and maceration.
Compound W wart remover gel is one over the counter preparation which you could get in drugstore.com in the USA. You could try that.
Hope this helps you.
Take care.
Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko
Over the counter treatments
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome back.
You could use over the counter medications containing salicylic acid. However, please ensure that the percentage of salicylic acid does not exceed 17.5% to a maximum of 20%. Also make sure that you apply petroleum jelly in the surrounding area.
The tapes that you have mentioned usually contain 40%. This could cause redness in the surrounding normal skin and maceration.
Compound W wart remover gel is one over the counter preparation which you could get in drugstore.com in the USA. You could try that.
Hope this helps you.
Take care.
Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko
Note: Hope the answers resolves your concerns, however for further guidance of skin related queries consult our Dermatologist.Click here to book a consultation
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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