Dear Dr. Donohue: I have a wart on the bottom of my foot. It feels like I’m walking on a stone. I’m thinking of cutting it off. Any ideas? — V.V.Dear V.V.: You have a plantar wart, “plantar” referring ...

Plantar warts, also known as verrucas and are warts that tend to grow on the feet. They are not harmful but can be frustrating and can snatch away your peace. Those suffering from unpleasant plantar ...

This month, I have decided to write about plantar warts. This condition is very common among professional truck drivers due to their lifestyle on the road. Essentially, plantar warts are a ...

GAME. 330 RIGHT HERE ON CHANNEL FIVE. ALL RIGHT, FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT. WINNING THE WAR AGAINST PLANTAR WARTS. THEY CAN BE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM YOUR HANDS AND YOUR FEET. SO WE’RE ...

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Q: Our teen-age daughter had a plantar wart on the sole of her foot for a long time. It didn’t seem to bother her. Now she’s getting another one on the ball of her foot. It hurts when she walks.

Plantar warts are small, noncancerous growths on the soles that occur due to a human papillomavirus (HPV) strain. While anyone can get plantar warts, they are most common in children and teenagers.

At first, Mark*, 33, thought the hard, slightly itchy spot on the ball of his left foot was just a callus. His feet weren’t used to the rigorous training he’d undertaken for his first half marathon.

Plantar warts are hard, tough, horny growths that appear on the plantar surface (sole) of the foot. Normal standing and walking tends to press these lesions into the skin, flattening them and causing ...