Health advice on planter warts

Planter warts advice 

Plantar warts are caused by a virus, and although they most commonly affect the feet, the virus can attack any part of the body. The infection begins when the virus enters the skin through a tiny cut or tear in its surface. After the viral infection has set in, a plantar wart takes time to appear, but once it does it usually has tiny black dots within it.


These dots often bleed when squeezed or scratched. If you are not sure whether the infection on your face is a plantar wart, you should show it to your doctor.

In some cases, no treatment is required — your immune system will attack the virus and the wart will eventually fall off.


However, this may take several months to happen, and you may not want to wait that long. If you are sure or have received confirmation that you do indeed have a plantar wart, you can try a home remedy to get rid of it. You can use either apple cider vinegar or bleach — soak a piece of cotton in the liquid, and then place the cotton on the wart, securing it with either a piece of tape or a band aid. Do this for at least a week, changing the cotton daily. Normally, the treatment also involves using a pumice stone, but since the wart is on your face, you should be gentler with it.