Conditions
Warts
Warts are normally small, skin coloured rough lumps that appear on the skin. They most commonly appear on the hands and feet, and are totally benign. They are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus that causes the keratin in the skin to grow too much, producing a hard textured wart. The human wart virus is extremely contagious, and skin-to-skin contact or shared use of clothes or towels can easily spread the virus. Though warts will often clear up of their own accord, treatment can accelerate the process and rid sufferers of these unsightly lumps. Warts most commonly spread through people biting or cutting them, making them bleed and helping to spread the virus. Treatment can involve use of salicylic acid, which is available at a pharmacy, or through cryotherapy where a GP or podiatrist freezes off the wart.
Watch 11 Year old Jessica find a cure to her troublesome warts.
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hello i was sitting on my bed on the laptop and rolled ovr and it was painfull i looked at the top of my left and ther ewas a big red spot so i popped it a browy liquid came out (didnt look like puss)and now its all went lumpy and keeps bledding im starting to get worried anyone got the same ?
hi i have about 8 warts all over my fingers 2 are really big and can be quite painfull. i have been to my doctor and have had them froozen so many times but they still come back and it hurts so much when being done. im now to scared to have it done again so they have given me gels and creams to get rid of them but that still doesnt work. i saw on your show you can cut them off but my doctor wont do that. im a hairdresser so its not nice for clients to see them and its now getting me down as iv had them years now and nothing is working. can you help me? Danielle
I am really worried now, and the question i am posing is this. Is it possible to get warts under the skin in genitilia areas, in my case i have these wart like lumps under my foreskin, PLEASE reply i need to know!
hi i have two warts on my fingers, i was wondering if its ok to touch someone elses hand, this may sound silly but i dont really want to give them, them neither so would you be able to tell me if its ok.
My boyfriend has been suffering with warts on his face for a year now. It started with one on his head which he had removed then it grew back had it removed again now he getting more and mor on his face he is having to get them cut out which is causing marks on his face. The doctors says there is no creams he can use to cure this. Does anyone know of any treatment he can try for this
I have warts like skin tags on the tops of my legs. The started off just a few but now i have around 30, some of them are even clustered. I have been to the doctors and the have said i have 2 many to be treated with cream, and they are too delicated to be treated with freeze spray without leaving a scar. What can i do to get rid of them?
Lauren, thank you for the advice about the warts, i will try it out. =D And i'm not the Abby your thinking of...sorry
i have 2 warts and 1 veruca i have had them for a couple of years and they havent gone away i am scared to show my hands legs and feet help
I have these little group of warts on the bottom of my left foot that keeps spreading...I cut the top layer of skin off with nail trimmers but it just grows back. I've had these for about 2 years now and it's starting to get painful to walk on and is starting to spread to my right foot! Help?
i have like pimples on my hands. i've only noticed them recently but now i have they are worrying/annoying me. i also have athletes foot, are they related?
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