How Did You Get Rid of Plantar Warts? Together We Can Find Out What Works!

The theory behind the duct tape therapy is that if you starve a wart from air, it will die. The most common suggestions include covering the wart with a similar size piece of duct tape and leaving it on for six days. If the original piece of tape falls off, another replacement would be applied. At the conclusion of each six-day period, the wart is soaked in water, scraped with a pumice stone or emery board and left open overnight. In the morning new duct tape is applied and this process is repeated until the wart is gone.

I read about this method, mentioned it to one of my friends and it worked great - ridding him of an 18 year old wart. Unfortunately it did nothing for us. The method is to cover your wart with a patch of fresh banana skin, pulp side towards wart. Tape it in place. Change daily until the wart falls off. It is painless and did not smell badly.

Have you tried homeopathic Thuja to get rid of planters warts? It comes either as an oral remedy or a paint which can be applied daily. It is painless, but slow, taking up to two months to get rid of warts.

Combine equal parts of Tea Tree Oil, Lemon Oil and Apple cider vinegar. Apply with a q-tip 2-3 times per day. Keep covered as it is wet and messy. The women who told me about this method said her child reported it to be painless and the child's wart dropped off in two weeks. (Thanks Sara)

I have also read that some people use the apple cider vinegar alone, applying it directly to the wart. It is recommended that the surrounding tissue be protected with vaseline prior to adding the apple cider vinegar. Using the apple cider vinegar alone is often found to be quite painful, while the mixure above appears to be painless.

There are many salicylic acid based products out there on the market. But do they work to get rid of warts? These commercial products are available over the counter in most countries. They each come with their own set of directions to follow, but the procedure generally involves soaking the wart in warm water (this softens the skin so the the wart can more easily absorb the medicine), scraping with a foot file or pumice stone, applying the medicine onto the wart (being careful not to touch the surrounding skin, as this may cause painful acid burns) and covering. Each night (or as per the directions) the processes of soaking, scraping and applying is repeated.

These products are generally sold over the counter and require one (or more, read the directions carefully) application which "freezes" the wart. If effective the wart will fall off within 10-14 days and new skin will have grown underneath.

This prescription cream of 5% Imiquimod Cream is recommended as a 50% effective treatment by the physician. It is traditionally used in treating skin cancers, but often works for plantars warts by increasing the white blood cells to the area, thus allowing the body to attack the wart. Locally, it is used as a six week treatment.

A spray of liquid nitrogen (very cold) by the doctor freezes the wart, and essentially kills the wart cells. Cryotherapy can causes the skin surrounding the wart to "burn" and often blister. The downsides to this method are that it often requires multiple visits and it is somewhat painful and often scary to children.

This method is exactly what it sounds like. When all else fails, have you gone under the knife to get rid of planter warts?