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Step 1
These warts enters your body through tiny cuts and scrapes in your skin. To protect yourself and your children from them follow these steps.
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Step 2
Do not share shoes with anyone, since the virus is very contagious. If they have one and then you wear their shoes you are very likely going to get one. Your friend may not even know they have one.
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Step 3
Always wear shoes, including sandals around the pool or on the beach when walking around. Germs thrive on hot, moist surfaces like around pool areas, locker or changing rooms.
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Step 4
Check the bottom your feet and your children's often, this is the area the plantar warts typically grow. If you detect one treat it as soon as possible with an over the counter salicylic acid product. After you place the product on then cover it with some duct tape. This is the best way to treat them. If you detect one it is also important not to allow your child or even yourself to touch it because the virus spreads quickly. After you treat it wash your hands right away.
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Step 5
If you still have the wart after treating if for a couple of weeks then you should go to see a dermatologist or podiatrist. You may even go to your regular doctor for a prescription medication.
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Step 6
Although these warts are not serious, they can be painful and a callus can grow over the art making it and make it even more painful to walk. As they spread, they can grow a cluster of plantar warts known as mosaic wart.
Comments
hnatalieann said
on 9/13/2009 This is how my doctor informed me to get rid of one and it worked very well WITHOUT being painful!!!!! You are a drs. wife and not a dr. yourself right? I will stick with the advice given to my personal dr. thank you for your concern though.
drswife said
on 9/12/2009 The salicylic acid tends to make the wart callus larger and therefore more painful. It is not a good treatment for the parts of the foot that you walk on.