Also known as small growths on the heel or other weight-bearing areas of your feet, plantar warts can also grow beneath the thick layer of skin (callus) due to pressure.
Most plantar warts are caused by a virus that enters your body through cut or other weak spots on the bottom of your feet, known as HPV (human papillomavirus).
Although not considered a serious health concern, plantar warts eventually go away without any treatment. But it is recommended that you see a doctor to have the warts removed or try self-care treatments at home.
Signs and symptoms of plantar warts include:
Call a foot doctor about the plantar wart on your foot if:
As previously mentioned, plantar warts are often caused by an infection with HPV on the outer layer of the skin through cuts on the bottom of your feet. With more than 100 kinds of viruses in existence, HPV is very common. But only a few of them cause plantar warts on your feet.
HPV strains that cause plantar warts aren’t highly contagious and each persona’ immune system responds differently to the HPV virus. Not everyone who comes in contact with the virus will develop warts.
Although the virus isn’t easily transmitted by direct contact from one person to another, you may contract the virus by walking barefoot in warm, moist environments like a locker room or around swimming pools.
Anyone walking barefoot around moist environments can contract the virus, but plantar warts are most likely to affect:
Plantar warts can cause pain and alter your normal posture, eventually changing the way you stand, walk or run while causing muscle or joint discomfort.
To prevent plantar warts, you must:
At Bartlett Foot Center, we specialize in giving our patients the care, comfort, and convenience they deserve. If you’re feeling discomfort in the bottom of your foot and are seeking plantar wart treatment, contact us today at (630) 463-6111 today to speak with our experienced Chicagoland foot doctors.
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