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Foot warts
The foot wart is caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). They are non-cancerous growths found in the top layer of skin. This virus inters the body through a scratch or cut in the skin. Foot wart also known as plantar warts is found on the bottom or weight-bearing portion of the foot. There may be single warts, or they may also grow in clusters, which at times resembles a mosaic. Health care providers have compared the structure of a foot wart to that of an iceberg; the portion that is not visible is twice the size of the visible portion.Foot wart, also known as plantar warts are hard to distinguish from a calluses. A foot wart will appear brown, or gray in color with a tiny black dot in the center the dot is a capillary vessel it carries blood to the wart. Calluses do not have capillaries and they resemble yellow candle wax. Calluses will not hurt if pinched between two fingers; a foot wart will be painful when pinched. Standing, or walking will cause excoriating pain, when the full weight of the body is on the weight bearing part of the foot. A foot wart can also appear on the side of the foot causing tremendous pressure when wearing shoes.
There are more serious lesions then a foot wart that can appear on the bottom of the foot also. They include malignant lesions, such as carcinomas, and melanomas. Cancerous lesions are rare and have been mistaken for a foot wart, or a callus this mistake can be extremely dangerous and cause the loss of a foot. At the first sign of a lesion call a health care provider this will save a patient a great deal of pain, or maybe a foot.
Human papilloma virus, foot wart thrives in moist warm places such as, public swimming pools, showers, towels, locker rooms, and gym floors. Foot wart virus also thrives at home in showers, bathroom floors, sharing towels, sharing shoes. When going to a public gym, or pool take antibacterial soap, and spray for protection against the foot wart virus.
At home use a disinfectant cleaner to clean the whole bathroom each day. Each person in the household should ware slippers at all times to prevent the spread of the foot wart virus. Never walk barefoot anywhere except on the beach. That beautiful green carpet of grass just outside the door is a thriving community for the foot wart virus as well.
Children’s feet should be checked each week for foot wart lesions. Two pair of shoes is a necessity so that the child will always start the day with a dry pair. White cotton shocks should be worn to absorb the excess moisture as well. Make sure that the child’s feet are clean, and dried thoroughly each day. Add powder to the shoes for extra protection against the foot wart virus.
Diabetics and others that have cirulatory, immunological problems need to be extremely careful in treating foot wart, never use over the counter, nor home remedies. A health care provider should be seen at the first sign of a lesion, leaving the foot wart untreated, or treating it yourself may cause serious trouble or worse, the loss of a foot.
Procedure’s, and treatment’s for removing foot wart viruses are as follows.
Cryotherapy, this procedure is accomplished by freezing the foot wart with a cold (nitride solution). This treatment does not always work, in all cases of foot wart removal. The foot wart may be embedded so deeply that the cold cannot penetrate far enough to kill it. The foot wart will turn black and fall away within a couple of days allowing new healthy skin cells to grow.
Chemical acid, used in foot wart treatment is commonly done in a health care provider’s office. The acid is applied topically to each foot wart causing the wart to disintegrate leaving newly formed healthy skin cells in a few days. This foot wart removal treatment may take a period of several weeks according to the severity of the foot wart infection. Acid treatment for foot wart can be painful for a few days afterward a patient will be expected to stay off the foot for a couple of day’s while they recuperate. There will be some scaring afterwards with the acid foot wart procedure.
Laser treatment, is the most effective, clean, and accurate of all foot wart procedures. This foot wart removal treatment may be performed in the health care provider’s office as well. The expenses incurred through using this procedure will make the insurance providers reluctant to cover it, because the foot wart may return.
Debridement is a foot wart removal procedure in which a health care provider will use an anesthetic to relieve the pain, while they remove the foot wart with a scalpel. Removing the foot wart with this method of treatment is often the procedure of choice. Numerous small warts may be removed in one removal treatment. Once again a patient will be require to stay off the foot for a few days in order to recuperate. Debridement foot wart removal will cause scaring as well.
