Is it possible to get rid of Planters warts with topical medicine instead of having surgery?
September 8th, 2008 by admin
on the bottom of my feet.
I had deep plantars warts on my right foot. I had three successive surgeries to remove them and after each very painful surgery the warts quickly grew back larger than before. When I told the podiatrist that I didn't want any additional surgery he suggested that I try applying triamcinolone ointment (a common corticosteroid ointment) twice each day underneath a band-aid on the bottom of my foot. Within two weeks my plantars warts were gone, never to return. Thanks Dr - but why didn't you tell me this option before the three very painful surgeries?
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November 2nd, 2006 at 11:43 am
yes it is; my son had some bad ones that weren't responding to some treatment. Went to a dermatologist who gave the pharmacist instructions to make up some concoction. We put it on (just a liquid that didn't even hurt) once or twice a day and the warts came off in a matter of weeks. Up until then, I thought he'd had to have them surgically removed.
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November 2nd, 2006 at 11:43 am
Absolutely. You can purchase over-the-counter wart removers, or get a prescription for more powerful meds from your doctor which dissolve the wart. They can also be frozen off in your doctor's office.
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November 2nd, 2006 at 11:44 am
YES!! There's a treatment i've found at Walmart. Its called Wartner, comes in a blue box. They probably have it at the grocery store too. Its basically a home version of burning it off. Much cheaper too. You can also try this cream kinda stuff called "compound W" its something you use daily for a while.
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November 2nd, 2006 at 11:46 am
If your brave enough, cut it off and cover it with duct tape! The duct tape might work without cutting it off first, im not sure. You could try it!
Our Dr. is the one that told us about the duct tape!
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November 2nd, 2006 at 11:48 am
Even under local anesthesia and an electic cautery, I have had them recur. They are deep and difficult under any circumstance. Local medications are not likely to do the job.
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November 2nd, 2006 at 11:49 am
Yes, go to your local pharmacy and ask one of the pharmacists there for the over the counter medication for plantar warts. I know that they have the medication as CVS. It is in liquid form and it some sort of acid so you must be careful when using it because it will also kill healthy cells as well. But I am sure the pharmacist will explain all of that information to you when you ask where you can find it.
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November 2nd, 2006 at 11:57 am
here's an easy one. use dr scholls corn removers. Leave it on for 2 weeks if you can (replace it if it falls off). It will actually eat out the planter wart and it will be gone. I've used this for warts before and it DOES work. I havn't had any re occurances since.
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November 2nd, 2006 at 1:19 pm
When I was a kid and lived in Florida I got Plantar Warts. They called them sand spurs. I didn't have to have surgery. The doctor just cut them off my feet. Didn't hurt. At least after a few days I could again walk without pain.
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November 2nd, 2006 at 2:12 pm
I had deep plantars warts on my right foot. I had three successive surgeries to remove them and after each very painful surgery the warts quickly grew back larger than before. When I told the podiatrist that I didn't want any additional surgery he suggested that I try applying triamcinolone ointment (a common corticosteroid ointment) twice each day underneath a band-aid on the bottom of my foot. Within two weeks my plantars warts were gone, never to return. Thanks Dr - but why didn't you tell me this option before the three very painful surgeries?
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