Plantar warts are warts that grow on the foot that is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). This usually appears as a little bump on your skin with rough surface similar to a cauliflower. This can be painful especially when walking. It is often recommended that you have this type of warts treated to avoid possible spread of the virus. There are several methods of removing plantar warts listed below.

Plantar Warts Treatment at Home

There are home remedy for plantar warts treatment such as using crushed garlic, apple cider vinegar, and castor oil.

· Using crushed garlic is simple. All you have to do is to get garlic cloves and crushed it. Apply the crushed garlic on the warts. Cover it with bandage for 24 hours. And after couple of weeks you’ll notice blister slowly falling off.

· Moreover, using castor oil for plantar warts cure is also simple. You just have to mix it with baking soda enough to produce a paste form.  Before going to sleep, apply the paste on the warts then cover it with bandage. The wart will be removed in about 4 to 6 weeks.

· Lastly, using apple cider vinegar is as simple as two mentioned above. This process includes soaking your feet in warm water for around 15 minutes then applying apple cedar vinegar using cotton tips. The process ends by covering the warts with bandage.  You will see results after a couple of weeks.

Meanwhile, there are also over-the-counter products that are effective plantar warts treatment. For one, salicylic acid is one of the common pharmaceutical treatments that are proven to cure warts. This is available in drugstores. It is usually in paste or liquid form and applied directly on the warts.

Moreover, if you chose to consult a professional help to remove your plantar warts, there are several methods to choose from like laser treatment for one. This is a painless procedure and do not leave any scar. However, this is an expensive method.

In addition, you can also try Cryotherapy, where doctors freeze the warts by the use of liquid nitrogen. This process usually works in most cases of warts but found to be less effective when curing plantar warts since they often grown deeper into the skin.

Lastly, there’s Debridement where doctors use scalpel to remove warts. However, using this process to remove plantar warts may leave scar.

Those are plantar warts cure. However, I believe that the best cure we have for plantar warts is still prevention. Avoid walking without slippers in warm places. Always wash your feet with soap and water. And lastly, avoid using communal shoes.