Unleashed Plantar Warts Home Remedy

There are several over the counter ways of treating plantar warts. Most are a combination of an adhesive bandage, and salicylic acid that helps to melt down the formation of the skin. Essentially, you can use corn and plantar wart treatments interchangeably since both tend to contain the same ingredients and will dissolve skin lesions. It's important to make sure you cut the medicated patches to fit the wart, since the acid will take off healthy skin as well as any wart or corn tissue.

One of the tried and true home remedies for plantar warts is applying simple duct tape to the wart area for about a week to two weeks. Many people swear by this treatment, saying it truly reduces the warts. Some suggest adding a cotton ball soaked in apple cider vinegar directly over the wart to accelerate the healing process. If the duct tape comes off, you should replace it quickly. You may also want to soak the skin in hot water every couple of days.

Others suggest that using a patch of banana peel taped to the wart will help remove it. This may be an okay suggestion if you don't have to fit your foot, banana peel and all into shoes, but it may be a little hard to attempt. Some suggest doing this at night when you're sleeping and theoretically don't need shoes.

One theory on removing plantar warts that emerges from time to time is that placing the foot in freezing cold water for 10-15 minutes may kill the virus and make the wart pliable enough to be scraped off with pumice. There's not a lot of evidence to suggest this works, but it may be worth trying.

Plantar warts are benign (noncancerous) growths that occur on the sole (plantar surface), heel, or ball of the foot. Pressure from standing and walking often causes them to grow into deep layers of the skin.

The human papilloma virus (HPV) causes several different types of warts, which are the most common type of skin infection. In some cases, the HPV virus dies within 1 or 2 years, and warts simply disappear. Podiatrists may recommend having plantar warts removed because they often are irritating and painful.

Incidence and Prevalence
Anyone can contract the virus that causes plantar warts. According to the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), plantar warts occur most often in children and young adults between the ages of 12 and 16. Incidence is higher in people who share common bathing areas (e.g., dormitory students, gym members).