Plantar Warts
Brunswick & Sandringham

Brunswick and Sandringham Foot Clinics offers quality treatment for common skin conditions to residents of and visitors to greater Melbourne and beyond.

Plantar Warts

Plantar warts are one of the most common viral infections of the skin, especially amongst those of you who use places such as swimming pools and gymnasiums where many people use the showers and change rooms. A wart is often also known as a verruca or a papilloma.

Warts are caused by a virus that cause the growth of small cauliflower shaped lesions, often on the sole of your foot. Warts disrupt the normal skin lines (like fingerprints) of the sole of the foot. They often contain dark spots in the central part of the growth because some of the small blood vessels within the wart burst.

Symptoms of a plantar wart

Because there are an increased number of nerves within a wart, they can be very painful, especially if they grow under the weight-bearing parts of your foot. Warts can be painful if squeezed. If left untreated, they can linger for several years. Warts can also spread to other parts of your feet or hands. They can also spread to other parts of your body.

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Treatment for plantar warts

Our podiatrist will assess your foot and identify the size and site of your wart. A variety of treatment plans to destroy the viral tissue will then be discussed. The treatment methods suggested will depend on a number of factors including the size and site of the wart as well as the health and age of the patient. Techniques will vary from the use of weak or strong chemicals, cryosurgery (freezing with liquid nitrogen), to the use of SWIFT microwave thermotherapy to even the removal of the wart under local anaesthesia. Our treatments are effective and will be explained to you by our podiatrist.

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1. Dexter VP pre-debridement — 1. VP pre-debridement

2. Dexter VP during debridement — 2. VP during debridement

Dexter VP post-debridement — 3. VP post-debridement

4. Dexter preparing SWIFT for use — 4. Preparing SWIFT for use

5. Dexter VP administering SWIFT — 5. VP administering SWIFT

7. VPs post-debridement - sometimes they just take a very long time to be resolved — 7. VPs post-debridement – sometimes they just take a very long time to be resolved

9. Four VPs and a single site of blanching after the initial application of SWIFT — 8. Four VPs and a single site of blanching after the initial application of SWIFT

8. Four VPs and 4 sites of blanching after the final application of SWIFT — 9. Four VPs and 4 sites of blanching after the final application of SWIFT

If you would like more information on how to treat plantar warts, please call our Brunswick Foot Clinic on (03) 9387 8555 or Sandringham Foot Clinic (03) 9555 6555 or click below to book online.