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Quick Health Advice – Warts and Verrucas
At any given time, about 10% of the UK population have warts, which costs the NHS a staggering £40m a year in treatment. In this exclusive guide, Dr McKenna discusses the various types of wart – from the common wart to the genital wart – and advises on both preventative measures and treatment options available, to ensure that these little blighters will blight you no more.
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Watch 11 year old Jessica find a cure to her troublesome warts.
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iam 13 and have lots of warts on my left foot and one on my right i have one on my left thum and two one my right i've been going to the doctore for alot of yearts but every treatment dosent work but the good thing is they only spread in my hands or feet but no one else but i still deon like p.e or sports :(
hi im not sure if i have a verruca. it has been extreemly itchy and i keep picking at it when i do it is sooooo sore. can someone help
Hi. I suffer from pustule psoriasis on the palm of my left hand. A month ago, one of the small blisters from this has developed into a verruca. I have never heard of one on the palm of a hand before, and never had one in my entire life. I am open to any suggestions, as my doctor said he didnt know what it was, and sent me to a and e, and they told me and sent me home.
I WANT TO GET RID OF PAINFUL VERRUCA ON MY FOOT, I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS MEDICATED PAD BU DID NOT HELP
Hi my son whos 8 has had a huge wart on his thumb for a few months now. Tried Bazuka which didnt work so took him to docs who froze it but it didnt do anything. Doctor wont look at it again as he says he can guarantee my son wont have it when hes 21. Now they have spread and he has about 7 or 8 al over his hands. Please help, I dont know what else to try.
I have had verrucas on my one foot for 14 years and they just will not go they can get very painful at times to the extent that is very painful to stand I have tried all the different things from the chemist and doctor but they are still as bad as ever and recently I have noticed there are more appearing it is very embarrissing as even family members ask me to cover it up.
White wine vinegar! Had verrucas on my feet for over 4 years and tried a number of treatments none of which worked. Soaked them with white wine vinegar and over the space of about 2months they completely shrunk down and disappeared. A year later and no trace of them yet!
my son will be 5 in july and has about 30 warts on his body, mostly on the left side of his stomach and are spreading to his left arm and evan on his genital area. he is becoming really self conscious, he wont go back to his swimming lessons because of them. seen a few docs some say they will go away others say use treatment, which i have tried but he screams because it nips to much,they get really itchy at times aswell. they are spreading not gettin better and is time goes on my son is gettin more upset by them.
Hi I really think all the below problems can be sorted by seeking a Homeopathtic remedies my daughter had problems with a verruca on her foot for years. I gave THUJA for a week or so she then forgot to take them for a week and three weeks later she said she had totally forgotten about it - had a look and it had gone. Come on guys just because the NHS say its rubbish IT IS NOT BELIEVE Me. They are usually under five pounds is it not worth a go!!!!
I get plane warts on my hands that constantly come and go. They never stick around for more than a couple of weeks at a time. I'm worried that I could pass them onto my boyfriend but am more worried that the ones on my hands could cause genital warts. Is this possible?
I have been having treatment for over 3 years for mosaic verrucas on my feet and warts on my fingers. these include verrugon at first followed by salactol then liquid nitrogen for over 2 years then a combination of liquid nitrogen and salactol. following these instructions by my gp they have got worse! at first it looked as if they were fading but to no avail! ive now been trying formalin 30% 3 times a week. no change and deeply upset. with all treatments I have been told to shave the areas with a fine blade before treatment. I am now facing to have to pay privately for this treatment why?
