on the feet are known as verrucas. The pressure from the body weight causes them to be flatter and to grow into the
more, which can be painful (almost like a stone in one's shoe). Verrucas may heal on their own, given long enough, but this may take years. Verrucas may heal on their own, given long enough, but this may take years. For medical and natural
Medical treatment for Verrucas include:
1. Various paints and applications that contain one or more acid e.g. salicylic acid, and occasionally, other chemicals. Some of these need a plaster to cover them, while others contain a glue-like substance, which forms a seal of its own. It is important to rub down the area with a pumice stone or emery board once or twice a week, as the
skin tends to heap up, protecting the underneath part of the Verruca.
2. A doctor may use liquid nitrogen to freeze the wart or Verruca off. The area may be painful and red for a few days after being frozen, but when it settles, the wart or Verruca has usually gone. Sometimes more than one application is needed.
Natural treatment for Verrucas include:
1. The inner side of a fresh piece of banana skin is placed over the wart and held in place with tape. This is changed daily after washing the affected area. The area should be rubbed down regularly with a pumice stone or an emery board.
2. Apply a piece of duct tape over the wart. Leave it on for 6 days then take it off. Soak the area in water and clear off the dead skin with an emery board or pumice stone (as with the other treatments). Leave it open for 12 hours, then repeat the whole process again. This method is effective, painless and safe.