Foot Warts
Why Do They Occur? How Are They Treated?

Plantar warts take their name from the fact that they appear on the soles of the feet. They have a hard tissue that makes them look more like a callus than a wart.
Among all warts, the only type that can be painful is the wart on the sole of the foot. They are usually tender and can cause discomfort while standing or walking. Multiple plantar warts that grow in clusters are called mosaic warts and can be difficult to treat.

How Is a Foot Wart Diagnosed?

Warts are easy to identify simply by looking at them. Although they are benign, in very rare cases warts are known to turn into a very slow-growing cancer called verrucous carcinoma.

How Are Foot Warts Treated?

If the wart on the foot is single and few in number, it is possible to remove the wart with laser by numbing only that area; however, if the number is very high, treatment under general anesthesia is preferred. As with other warts, there is a possibility of recurrence. If a wart forms again, the treatment is repeated in the same way.

How Do We Prevent Warts From Recurring?

To prevent foot warts from recurring (recurrences), the same measures as in genital warts apply here too. These measures are: effectively destroying the warts with laser, not picking off the warts, not smoking, and keeping the body's immunity high.

Foot warts can be transmitted within a family from one person to another person's foot or hand. However, foot warts are not transmitted to the genital area. Nor, conversely, are warts transmitted from the genital area to the hand and foot.