PARDON the spelling but i've just got over my first veruka in many years.I'm from uk so i don't know if you call this the same thing "across the pond"if you call it something different then i'd better explain what i'm rattling on about.Its like a blister with a hole in it and you get them on your feet,sorry if you do call it the same thing for me rattling on about its description....so what do masters swimmers do to A)AVOID THEM
B)GET RID OF THEM
C)STOP THEM RETURNING
I used cream(basuka)and a plaster over it seems to have done the trick,took a while to work though.
plantar warts. Plantar is the sole of your foot. They can be frozen off, cut off or they sell a heavy salicylic (sp) acid on a band-aid that you can wear.
By the way-- I believe that they are contagious?
warts are caused by the human papillomasviruses or HPVs - there are more than 60 types. they also cause genital warts as well.
how do you avoid getting plantar warts? well think about where they occur - on your feet. a protective measure that i try to do all the time is to wear sandals at all times except when swimming! never walk around barefoot in the locker room or pool deck if you can avoid it.
i have one right now :( the best thing is to use the sylicyclic acid, at least 40%. it takes a while to get rid of them that way, but it is less painful and less expensive than going to the doctor to get them frozen off. (i have yet to find a doctor where i live as well. besides i'll be a nurse soon, what do i need a doctor for:))
i'm not sure what they have in the uk, but i know in the us they just started carrying an otc kit so you can freeze then off yourself. it costs about 14 dollars.
i heard duct tape works really well too, not sure why, but i know some people who have had success with it.
btw.. how long has it been there for? how big is it?
it was there at least 3 weeks before i realised it was what it was then about 1.5weeks getting rid.it was about10mm across with a hole in it,i've had to remove some small amount of skin to fully get rid,on the tube of basuka it says to use pumice stone to gently file away.
