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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 2292167" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>I've had a verruca twice. Once I had it treated with caustic liquid and dressed, then trimmed weekly (I think) by the podiatrist.</p><p></p><p>Several years later when I got unlucky again, the podiatrist (different one) suggested using a different tactic first, befre considering caustic liquids and scalpel.</p><p></p><p>In essence, cover the verruca with zinc oxide sticking plaster. Not dressing, just the sticky, sticky stuff, then leave it for around a week. After a week, change the plaster. When you remove the plaster wash and soak the foot and if the wart is raised, consider using a callous file, <u><strong>gently</strong></u>, just to smooth it off, the replace the zinc sticky plaster, with fresh sticky plaster, and repeat.</p><p></p><p>After a few weeks the wart will either have disappeared or one day it will be stuck to the plaster as you remove it.</p><p></p><p>Effectively, you are starving the wart of oxygen.</p><p></p><p>It worked beautifully for me, and far nicer than risking a burn on the foot.</p><p></p><p>If you can, have a podiatrist have a look at it. Better safe than sorry with our feet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 2292167, member: 345386"] I've had a verruca twice. Once I had it treated with caustic liquid and dressed, then trimmed weekly (I think) by the podiatrist. Several years later when I got unlucky again, the podiatrist (different one) suggested using a different tactic first, befre considering caustic liquids and scalpel. In essence, cover the verruca with zinc oxide sticking plaster. Not dressing, just the sticky, sticky stuff, then leave it for around a week. After a week, change the plaster. When you remove the plaster wash and soak the foot and if the wart is raised, consider using a callous file, [U][B]gently[/B][/U], just to smooth it off, the replace the zinc sticky plaster, with fresh sticky plaster, and repeat. After a few weeks the wart will either have disappeared or one day it will be stuck to the plaster as you remove it. Effectively, you are starving the wart of oxygen. It worked beautifully for me, and far nicer than risking a burn on the foot. If you can, have a podiatrist have a look at it. Better safe than sorry with our feet. [/QUOTE]
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