re: Have had a plantar wart on my heel for about 4 months

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Put duck tape on it. It is the most effective treatment.

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My mom’s doctor actually recommended this as an alternative to cutting it out. It was a fairly slow process from what I remember, but it definitely worked.

Where do you live? I can cut it out for you. I work at a derm office.

Expose the seeds. Then, touch the seeds with the tip of a soldering iron for a second or two at a time. Doesn't hurt too bad because the iron is hot and cauterizes the seeds and skin. It will go away and not come back. Worked for a wart on my hand years ago. I'd do it again in a heartbeat

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Warts don't have "roots" or "seeds" for that matter.


what do they cauterize after removing it?

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When you cut a wart off, you must continue to curettage and electrodessicate all the wart tissue until you get to normal healthy tissue. Basically if you take off the top layer of wart tissue and leave wart infected tissue behind, it will almost certainly grow back.

i just remember the guy digging the thing out and then burning the frick out of what was left.

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Some people think warts have roots, like a plant, but they don't. Sometimes warts have tiny black spots in them that look like seeds. But they aren't seeds. It's just that the blood that feeds the wart has dried. Don't worry, it's normal to get this.

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From the AAD website.....plantars warts sometimes grow inward instead of outward, which occupies tissue and causes the pain. It's usually called a myrmecia type.....What people call "seeds", are actually intracorneal hemorrhages (tiny blood clots) that the wart causes.

been probably 15 years and it hasn't come back so. I guess that worked.

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Also, what’s the procedure they do to remove it? Do they freeze it off or cut it out or burn it off?

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There is no cure for AIDS baw. Sorry man, sorry.

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Never had a wart in my life. At first it didn’t hurt a whole lot, now it feels like a damn rock is in my heel. I’ve tried the OTC freeze off stuff you get from like Walmart to no avail.

OT, is this like a going to the quick care thing to take care of or should I go to a foot specialist? Also, what’s the procedure they do to remove it? Do they freeze it off or cut it out or burn it off?

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"freeze off" stuff does not work for plantar warts due to the thickness of the skin on the bottom of the foot.

The way I treat them is I initially apply a strong acid (Catherone is the one we use) and then get the patient to use a weaker acid (wart stick is the one we use) each day for 2 weeks. It can take multiple rounds of that treatment for some deeper warts.

If that does not work sometimes you have to have the wart removed with a laser. That works well, but then you have to heal a wound on the bottom of your foot, and it is pretty tender.

I do not think cantherone is readily available over the counter. Wart stick can be found at most pharmacies.

I don't know where you live, but I may be able to recommend a podiatrist in your area.