RESOURCE GUIDE:
Picture
photos of Plantar Warts:
 Plantar Wart rendition, click
here
Foot Wart pictures, click
here
Comparison: Callus and Foot
Wart, click here
Plantar Wart on Heel and
Clusters on Sole, click here
Homeopathic treatment
documentary - Sulfur Soap, Duct Tape and Sulfur Powder,
click here
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Plantar warts are hyperkeratotic
lesions on the plantar surface of the foot. Though they can
appear anywhere on the skin, strictly speaking, plantar warts
are those only on the sole of the foot. The wart virus may
often spread to the toes.
"Fisheye" on the heel
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A plantar wart
located on the heel of the foot is also referred to as a
"fisheye". This is because a plantar wart on the heel
resembles a fish's eye, due to the corneally-shaped, separated
skin caused by repetitive force of body weight (walking,
standing, jumping) on the hardened dermal layers of the
heel.
Multiple Plantar and Mosaic Warts
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Plantar warts are often initially misdiagonosed in the
early stages of development. Often times, it resembles a
callous or a small patch of rough hardened skin.
In time, the plantar wart becomes larger and can become
painful when pressure is applied.
Plantar warts typically
exhibit small black specks on the surface, which are blood
vessel capillaries that are the string of nourishment for the
wart. Multiple black specks (medical term: rete venous
pegs) are common. The plantar wart virus can
become very contagious, and can spread quickly to other parts
of the foot.
Traditional remedies include surgery, or freezing of the
plantar wart by a doctor. However, there are many reported
cases in which the plantar warts return soon after
treatment.
Recently, an alternative non-evasive technique
utilizing duct tape together with topical keratolytics sulfur and/or salicylic acid has been published (R. Reynolds et al).
Two trials comparing cryotherapy with salicylic acid and one comparing duct tape with cryotherapy showed no significant difference in efficacy, although the duct tape method study was not specific as to technique and apparently did not use topical keratolytics such as sulfur and/or salicylic acid together with duct tape treatment in their study. ( Gibbs S. et al).
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