Plantars Warts?

Question

I have a bunch on my feet. Who should i call to remove them, a dermatologist or a podiatrist?

Thanks

Answer 1

I'd go to the dermatologist first, to try fixing the problem with medication and such, then maybe they would refer you to a podiatrist if you needed more help than just removing them topically.

Answer 2

Either...actually your general practicioner or family doctor should be able to remove it as well. Here's essentially what they'll do...

They'll use a tiny scalpel to scrape off the dead cells and then they'll "freeze" them using canned Dimethyl ether or something similar. You can do the same at home.

Use Compound W. Put it on the warts a couple times a day. At night, put duct tape of the warts and yank it off in the morning (it pulls out the dead cells). If the compound W isn't killing the warts after a few days, they also make over the counter freezing stuff. Dr. Scholl's has a product like this called Freeze Away I think.
Good luck..I just went through all that...

Answer 3

I had one on the bottom of my foot and I just went to my general family doctor/ nurse practitioner. It was faster to get into her vs. a dermatologist or podiatrist, plus I don't know about how your insurance works but for mine I need to have a referral for just about everything, and that includes needing one for both of the doctors you have listed.
Anyway I had to go back a total of 3 times to get it to completely go away. She also recommended I use a pumice stone on it before I came in, since the skin on the bottom of your foot is thick. But make sure that you only use that pumice stone for the warts and not anywhere else...or you run the risk of spreading them.

Freezing (cryotherapy). Freezing is one of the most common treatments for plantar warts and is usually effective, but may require multiple trips to your doctor every two to four weeks. Your doctor can apply liquid nitrogen with a spray canister or cotton-tipped applicator. The chemical causes a blister to form around your wart, and the dead tissue sloughs off within a week or so. Freezing isn't commonly used in young children because it can be painful.
The virus that causes plantar warts isn't highly contagious, but it thrives in warm, moist environments, such as shower floors, locker rooms and public swimming areas. So you may contract the virus by walking barefoot in public places.
Like other infectious diseases, HPV may also pass from person to person. If you have a plantar wart, you can even spread the virus to other places on your own foot by touching or scratching. The virus can also spread by contact with skin shed from a wart or blood from a wart.
Each person's immune system responds to warts differently, so not everyone who comes in contact with HPV develops warts. Even people in the same family react to the virus differently. That's why parents and kids don't necessarily spread warts by sharing the same shower.


Good luck.

Answer 4

Podiatrist is who I called for my daughter. She had them and it wasn't fun having them removed. He had to use acid, very painful! But they never came back. I imagine a dermatologist could also remove them as well.

Answer 5

The best and fastest way is to go and see your physician, these kind of warts grow up into your feet and are hard to disolve with the over the counter stuff. Good luck. been there, done that.