Hampshire Wart and Verruca Treatment Clinic Slideshow

It is a benign viral skin infection. Other names:

• Foot - Verruca pedis, verruca vulgaris, plantar warts, mosaic
• Hand - Warts, periungal warts (around finger nails)
• Face - Filiform warts,
• Body - Common wart, flat wart 

Need to distinguish a wart or verruca:

• Molluscum contagiosum  a viral infection in children
• Corns, hard skin, encapsulated splinter
• Solar keratosis
• Sebborhoeic keratosis
• Neuroma

Through contact of the skin with the presence of the virus:

• Communal areas e.g. damp floor
• Contaminated surfaces
• Direct skin contact e.g. shaking hands
• Infected footwear
• Family or friends

You can try to use a topical treatment.

• Diagnose problem first
• Strictly follow instructions
• Not to use if have vascular or diabetic issues
• Stop using if get no result after 4 - 6 weeks
• Duct tape - takes forever!
• Banana skins, kiss a frog?????

See an experienced podiatrist when:

• Not sure of exact diagnosis
• Topical shop treatments not working or causing problems e.g. pain, affecting activities/lifestyle
• Infection spreading
• Health issues e.g. diabetes, immune issues

An experienced podiatrist can advice:

• Prevention = Protection e.g. verruca socks, Spirularin, spirit
• Treat family, partners at home
• Can sometimes spontaneously resolve, but can't say when
• Can spread if not treated
• Can spread if not treated properly