Wart Removal

Large or painful plantar warts can keep you from enjoying an active life. Podiatry & Sports Medicine Associates P.C. specializes in wart removal services for children and adults. The skilled podiatrists take a holistic, whole-person approach to treating existing warts with topical medicines, laser treatments, and cryotherapy. They also provide preventive services to reduce your risk of recurrent warts. Call the Chicago or Park City, Illinois, office today to schedule a wart removal consultation or book an appointment online.

When should I schedule a wart removal consultation?

Warts are soft skin growths that develop from a virus that enters the body through small cuts or cracks in the skin. Plantar warts form on the skin of the soles of the feet when a person picks up the virus by walking barefoot in a public space.

Plantar warts can cause pain when you walk or make wearing shoes uncomfortable. You may also develop clusters of warts that interfere with your mobility.

Podiatry & Sports Medicine Associates P.C. offers customized care plans for adults and children with painful plantar warts.

The experienced physicians focus on the least invasive treatment to ease wart-related symptoms. They can also provide resources you can use to prevent warts from coming back and from spreading to other areas of the body.

How are warts treated?

Your initial treatment for plantar warts might involve topical agents like salicylic acid, which treats warts by removing layers of skin. The Podiatry & Sports Medicine Associates P.C. physicians can recommend salicylic acid gels, liquids, or pads.

You might also benefit from wart treatments like:

Cryotherapy

Freezing sprays and liquid nitrogen are available to freeze the wart tissue. Over time, the growth dies and falls off naturally.

Laser therapy

Laser therapy uses heat energy to destroy the blood vessels that nourish the wart. Once blood flow is cut off, the wart falls off.

Surgical excision

Surgical removal of a wart may be necessary if you have a large wart, recurrent warts, or a wart that doesn’t respond to nonsurgical therapies.

What are the benefits of podiatry care for warts?

Working with the experienced physicians at Podiatry & Sports Medicine Associates P.C. ensures you receive the most effective treatment to achieve the best outcome.

Store-bought products don’t always work well to destroy plantar warts. Treating warts on your own also increases your risk of spreading the wart-causing virus to other parts of your body and other people.

The skilled podiatrists also offer personalized resources you can use to prevent additional warts from forming. Strategies include wearing shoes in public locker rooms and swimming pools to prevent new infections.

Call the Podiatry & Sports Medicine Associates P.C. office near you today to schedule a diagnostic evaluation for plantar warts or book a consultation online.