Foot warts

Viral warts can appear on different parts of the body, however they are more common on the arms and feet.
Sometimes when they appear on the feet they might disturb daily activities as we feel pain every time we step.
There is a difference between viral warts to a friction callus which might appear on the skin after certain activities and disappear after a short while.

What is a foot warts?

Viral warts are round with a few millimeters diameter, on rare cases they might get to 2 cm size.
They might appear as a single wart or as a batch of little warts covering the area.
On most cases the problem is only esthetic, but in some cases people might feel pain.

Warts are caused by a virus from the papilloma family.
The virus penetrates the skin when it’s weak, example in case of a bruise on the skin.
There are different types of viruses on the papilloma family, warts appearance might look different between different papilloma viruses;
Not only the appearance, some might attack different parts of the body.

Warts are not contiguous, they do not spread from one person to another but they do spread between different parts of the body;
But there is one exception, when warts appear on the gentiles they are contiguous during sexual intercourse.
In general fifteen percent of the population suffers from warts and more common among children.

Home remedies for feet wart

As the warts is caused by viruses, home treatments are trying to eliminate the virus.
There are some lotions you can apply, some requires prescription other you may buy without.
But in spite that a doctor exam is highly recommended, to verify it’s not a tumor.
The doctor will recommend the right treatment.
Please pay attention that some products are not intended to use during pregnancy!

Liquid nitrogen is a well-known and efficient treatment for warts.
Today every person can purchase small bottles of liquid nitrogen to treat warts at home.
If you seek for more natural treatments, you can try rubbing the wart with half lemon which has disinfection qualities plus vitamin C which helps to heal injuries.
The lemon treatment must be applied frequently – its recommended to apply it every hour.

Other traditional remedies might use aromatic oils, such as castor oil.
The oil should be applied directly on the wart, hence it is used externally.
The castor oil helps to observe toxins and “melting” the wart.
It is recommended to give natural treatments a chance, but if within 2-3 there are no results you should seek for a medical attention.