Scholl Verruca Removal System 15 Plasters

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To talk to a podiatrist (also known as a chiropodist) about the options available regarding treatment, you can contact an NHS podiatrist or a private practice podiatrist. Plantar warts should be covered with waterproof plasters or rubber ‘verruca socks’ if you go swimming. If you have diabetes or poor circulation, you should use salicylic acid only on the advice of a doctor. And in one of them, duct tape clearly outperformed freezing as a way to get rid of warts (the other two trials showed no statistical difference). The HPV virus is thought to thrive in moist, damp environments such as swimming pools, changing room floors and communal shower areas.

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However, this makes it very obvious that you have a verruca, may be embarrassing and has not been proved to make a difference. This is because if the healthy tissue around a verruca is damaged, you could hamper further treatment. The tape should then be removed, and the affected area soaked in luke-warm water and the wart pared down to remove any dead skin cells. The wart should then be left uncovered overnight, and the duct tape reapplied once again in the morning. If you put the acid on correctly each day you have a reasonable chance of clearing the warts within three months.However, the relevant pharmacodynamic effect of salicylic acid for this product is its “keratolytic” action.

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Treatment is not usually available on the NHS to treat warts and verrucas unless there are complications or they are very severe. This is because the body’s immune system recognises the presence of the virus and fights the infection naturally but it can take many months for this to happen.Freezing the warts with liquid nitrogen (a very cold gas), may be available at your doctor’s surgery or podiatrist.