i dont know what this is! [plantars wart?!?]?

Question

i have a tiny (about the size of a dime) little rough patch on the bottom of my foot. its sorta brownish in the middl and white around the edges. it looks like it goes a little beneath my skin. it could be a plantars wart but im not sure. it hurts a little when i walk without the support of a sock or without a shoe or something or when i press on it. it doesnt bleed or anything. i've had it for a few months now and the pain has gone down. idont know what this is but im scared to tell my mom about it becuz im scared of doctors. im 13. help me without scaring me plz.

Answer 1

It is common and very treatable. Certainly tell your mom. If it is the size it bothers you it is for sure time to be removed. There are many over the counter remedies. DON"T WORRY!

Answer 2

You can check this web site out online type in and do a search for HARDIN MD: PLANTARS WARTS PICTURES it shows pictures of all different types of warts plus the plantars wart on the foot picture try to match it to yours see if it looks alike. If so here are a few good products to use to remove the plantars wart Dr. Scholls= Clear away Plantar, Saliacy Acid Wart Remover for feet also Wartner= Plantar wart Removal System Freezes Plantar Warts with a single Treatment. Here is a home remedy to remove the plantar wart it is said you can take a peice of silver duct tape the size of the wart. Put it over the wart leave on there all day change the tape daily. Some of the chemicals usewd to make the tape dont react with the wart. Said to take longerto work on plantars wart but does and is simple and works thats the duct tape idea i suggest the more modern ideas up above i suggested to you i know they work!

Answer 3

its a plantars wart. You doctor will tell you to go out and buy this nasty smelling stuff that you apply 1-3 times a day. It has a brush like nail polish, and it doesn't hurt at all. It SLOWLY (it takes forever) disolves the wart by disolving the skin and killing it. You will be able to peel or cut the dead skin away. It's the least painful way of removing them, and most doctors will suggest this because the wart is imbedded, and not just surface.

Answer 4

certainly sounds like a plantar wart. You can get a cream that has a salycilic acid base. It needs to be applied daily for some time. Eventually the wart will die and fall out.

Answer 5

Description

The common wart is known as verruca vulgaris. They are caused by a viral infection of the skin. This occurs as a result of direct contact with the virus. They do not spread through the blood stream. They occur more commonly in children than adults. When they occur on the bottom of the foot, they are called plantar warts. This name is derived from the location of the foot on which they are found; the bottom of the foot is called the plantar aspect of the foot. A common misconception is that plantar warts have seeds or roots that grow through the skin and can attach to the bone. The wart may appear to have a root or seeds, but these are in fact small clusters of the wart just beneath the top layer of the skin. The wart cannot live in any tissue except the skin. Moist, sweaty feet can predispose to infection by the wart virus. They can be picked up in showers and around swimming pools. They are not highly contagious, but being exposed in just the right situation will lead to the development of the wart. Avoiding contact in the general environment is nearly impossible. If a member of the family has the infection, care should be taken to keep shower and tile floor clean. Children who have plantar warts should not share their shoes with other people. Young girls often share shoes with their friends and this should be discouraged.

Diagnosis

The warts have the appearance of thick, scaly skin. They can occur as small, single warts or can cluster into large areas. These clustered warts are called mosaic warts. They often resemble plantar calluses. A simple way to tell the difference between a wart and a callous is to squeeze the lesion between your fingers in a pinching fashion. If this is painful, it is likely that the lesion is a wart. A callous is generally not painful with this maneuver but is tender with direct pressure by pressing directly on the lesion. Othe lesions on the bottom of the foot that are often confused with plantars warts are porokeratoses and inclusion cysts.

Treatment

There are a variety of ways to treat warts. The over-the-counter medications have a difficult time penetrating the thick skin on the bottom of the foot, so they do not work well in this area. Professional treatment consists of burning the wart with topical acids, freezing with liquid nitrogen, laser surgery or cutting them out. All methods have the possibility of the wart coming back. Surgical excision of the wart has the highest success rate with a relatively low rate of recurrence. There is some mild discomfort with this procedure and it takes several weeks for the area to completely heal. Normal activity can generally be resumed in a few days depending on the size and number of warts that have been removed. The risks associated with surgical removal of warts are the possibility of infection, or the formation of a scar, which can be painful when weight is applied while walking.

Laser removal of the wart works by burning the wart with a laser beam. The area must be numbed with an anesthetic prior to the procedure. There is little advantage to removing warts with a laser unless the warts are very large (mosaic warts) or there are a large number to be removed. The risks associated with the use of the laser are the same as for cutting the warts out. These risks include infection and the development of a scar after healing. A new type of laser has been developed to treat several different types of skin lesions called the Pulsed Dye Laser. This new laser has promise in the effective treatment of warts.

Freezing the wart with liquid nitrogen is another form of treatment. This form of treatment when the warts are on the bottom of the foot can be very painful and take several days or weeks to heal.

Topical acids can also be a useful means of treating warts. The advantage to this form of treatment is the fact that they are nearly painless and there is no restriction of activity. The down side to this form of treatment is that it frequently requires several treatments and the failure rate is higher than surgical excision of the wart.

Answer 6

I'm not trying to 'scare' you when I tell you this. Yep, it's a plantar wart. I had about 15, and boy did they hurt! You can get treatment for them in 3 ways. 1 - get them frozen off. (This is the most painful in my opinion.) 2 - get them lasered off. or 3. get this special medicine that cost $400.00 but I don't know what it's called. I got mine lasered off. If you choose to get it lasered, you will go to a foot doctor, he will scrape your warts, (ow... I'm warning you) then laser them. You wear these glasses and you sit in a big chair. (Like a dentist chair) Then your doctor takes an air-suckie thingie and a laser. He will laser the wart about 3 times, (Mine hurt much worse because I had 15 warts) and then give you an ice pack and you're good to go. Since you only have one, it should only take about 5 minutes, max. (Getting them frozen off is VERY, painful, I'm warning you, so I wouldn't take that route if I were you!) Your doctor will laser them every 2 weeks for about 5 months. Yeah.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Yeah, sorry to tell you it's probably a plantars wart. Seriously going to the doctor to get it looked it isn't that painful. You'll be fine. It sounds alot painful then it is. Think of it as a tiny bee sting. Trust me. I've been there. You'll be fine :]

Answer 9

I have heard people swear by covering the warts with duct tape and leaving it on for several weeks (you can replace it as needed). It smothers the virus that causes warts. There is a possiblity that the freezing will kill it since it turned black. Give it a week or two to see what the results are then you can try the tape.

Answer 10

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