Treatment for plantar warts is not that easy and painless. Some of them are rather crude

What are plantar warts? Plantar warts are infections that occur in the lower parts of the feet. They are easy to identify since they manifest visibly as yellowish humps beneath the feet. Treatment for plantar warts is varied. Though they are harmless, such growths cause a great deal of discomfort to the patient. The following is a brief description of what undergoes each type of treatment procedure.

1. Duct tape: In D-T, a tape like material is used to cover the sole. Though this method takes a lengthier time to heal and does not clear the virus from the body.

2. Crytotheraphy: This procedure is one of the fastest if at all it becomes successful. Liquid nitrogen is used to solidify the protruding warts. The result is a sudden death of the wart virus and therefore one of the effective methods in preventing recurrence. Crytotherapthy treatment for plantar warts is used in advanced stages where the warts have spread considerably to the whole feet or if they have deep roots.

3. Modified Methods: Natural methods adopt crude strategies like scrapping using sharp objects. However, implementing such treatment for plantar wart is an agonizing effort since it instills wounds to the patient.

4. Laser surgeries are a more modernized treatment for plantar warts thanks to technology. It basically involves operation on your feet' sole to physically remove the warts and apply medication directly to the roots.

You should note there are some described methods not listed but are debatable in their application. For example, there is a common notion that fire can fight warts occurrence. I have seen multiple pictures of attempts to control plantar warts by fire and believe me, it is not worth it. It leaves ugly markings on the feet. Furthermore, it is rather painful and will end up creating a new wound which exposes you to more germs and related sicknesses. Instead of this brute method you should try one of the chemically induced treatments for plantar warts.

Salicylic acid is used in this procedure to create a non- conducive environment for sustenance of plantar warts. It is almost similar in characteristics to duct tape. It generally involves applying a treatment ointment to the feet and allows it to penetrate to the core of the plantar warts origins. It takes time since the feet are already hardened thus there is limited permeability. The cost of each differs depending on instrument and cost of operation.