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Anonymous wrote:This must be a common thing? Never knew about this. So gross!

Thanks for the heads up, will avoid public swimming pools now. Already considered them like swimming in sewage, but this draws the line, don't need virus warts on top of the ick.

This is a forum related to swimming and diving. I imagine you're the only poster who is able to just avoid pools. Maybe this forum should also be avoided by you b/c it is dedicated to people who are frequently at pools.

PP only said public pools. I pictured PP as a wealthy woman typing this from her mansion overlooking her private pool while the pool boy cleans it.

Anonymous wrote:This must be a common thing? Never knew about this. So gross!

Thanks for the heads up, will avoid public swimming pools now. Already considered them like swimming in sewage, but this draws the line, don't need virus warts on top of the ick.

This is a forum related to swimming and diving. I imagine you're the only poster who is able to just avoid pools. Maybe this forum should also be avoided by you b/c it is dedicated to people who are frequently at pools.

This must be a common thing? Never knew about this. So gross!

Thanks for the heads up, will avoid public swimming pools now. Already considered them like swimming in sewage, but this draws the line, don't need virus warts on top of the ick.

Anonymous wrote:Go to a dermatologist.

My son had them and this was the only way we could get rid of them.

Anonymous wrote:This is totally painless but takes time.

Cut one sticky side of a bandaid so there is a small circle in the middle by folding just that side and cutting a half circle at the fold line.

Place that on the skin so the healthy skin is protected and the wart alone pops through the hole

Rub this on the wart peeking through-
https://a.co/d/5kkXrih

Cover what you rubbed on with the other sticky side of the bandaid - discard the cotton section.

- repeat every single day even for about a month after the wart falls off.

Works 100% of the time, zero pain. Will take about 10 weeks maybe.

Second for WartSTICK. We tried a bunch of other OTC solutions and the plantar wart seemed to be getting bigger and turning mosiac so I asked the pediatrician for a referral and she recommeded using the WarSTICK multiple times per day for up to 3 months. We are 6 weeks in and its still not 100% resolved but greatly improved, and no pain for the kiddo.

Podiatrist for microwave treatment. My child's was huge and gone after 2 treatments. Not cheap but it works. The treatments are spaced 4 weeks apart.

My younger son swims and got one these on his heel.

I tried the bandaids but they kept slipping off the spot. I switched to the drops and then covered the spot with crossed bandaids. I would then scrape the heel gently to remove the dead skin with a pedicure knife that I cleaned with alcohol. Then I reapplied the drops. It took about 6 weeks and I gave him breaks when it got sore. The wart was right on his heel so I wanted to avoid anything that could cause him pain while walking.

So it is possible to remove these without a lot of pain, it will just take a few weeks and you have to be patient and consistent.

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Anonymous wrote:Go to a dermatologist.

NP here. kid has gotten 3 freezing treatments for 137$/ea and it doesn't look any different. it's a "surgical code" to get it apparently, hence the price.

The freezing treatments are just torture for kids. They only work on thin skin, not fingers or feet. Get the blistering agent, cathardin, put on my a podiatrist. I don't know anyone that it hasn't worked for. It makes a nice big blister that pushes the wart out. I wore a donut around my wart while it was blistered (2 weeks) so that I could continue walking.

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Anonymous wrote:If it is a plantar wart: When the wart is soft (e.g., after bathing) file it with an emery board, apply liquid wart remover (can be purchased from any drug store), then cover with duct tape. Repeat each time the tape comes off. It will take a few months, but it should eventually work. This was the guidance I received each time after seeing a dermatologist and having the wart frozen with liquid nitrogen, which may hasten getting rid of the wart but is not actually necessary to get rid of it.

+1

Curing warts requires patience. There's no quick fix.

Totally not true. Get the cathardin painted on. It’s beetle juice or something and it’s painless. The doctor paints it on and then it creates a blister that pushes the wart out in 2 weeks. Worked for me and then has worked for both of my kids too.

There's your patience right there.

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Anonymous wrote:If it is a plantar wart: When the wart is soft (e.g., after bathing) file it with an emery board, apply liquid wart remover (can be purchased from any drug store), then cover with duct tape. Repeat each time the tape comes off. It will take a few months, but it should eventually work. This was the guidance I received each time after seeing a dermatologist and having the wart frozen with liquid nitrogen, which may hasten getting rid of the wart but is not actually necessary to get rid of it.

+1

Curing warts requires patience. There's no quick fix.

Totally not true. Get the cathardin painted on. It’s beetle juice or something and it’s painless. The doctor paints it on and then it creates a blister that pushes the wart out in 2 weeks. Worked for me and then has worked for both of my kids too.

We did this once for my son, and the daily OTC treatment for another wart. It took a long time, but it went away. We didn’t use duct tape, but I’ve heard a lot of stories about people who didn’t even apply medicine but just covered with duct tape for a couple of months, and it went away.

Huh? The cathardin is from a podiatrist and it works in 2 weeks. It doesn’t take a long time. I too have used it successfully on my own feet which were very thick and much more callused than a child’s foot.

To clarify - we did the cathardin once for wart #1. Then for wart #2, we did the otc treatment, which took a longer time, but it still worked and was less painful.

For some reason, it’s been 6 years and my son has never gotten another wart despite continuing to swim at the same pool. But if got another one, I would do the otc treatment before considering the cathardin. He couldn’t run or jump for a couple of weeks during the cathardin treatment, which wouldn’t work for him these days.

Once your body successfully fights off the virus, it's likely you won't get another plantar wart.

Anonymous wrote:The nasty part of swimming bc of all the unavoidable bare feet on the wet pool deck...warts. I discovered some on my child's feet and have begun treatment.

Solidarity? Tips/tricks/advice?

I tried apple cider vinegar for a while.
Then duct tape. The duct tape worked. I dunno what it is about that tape but some people swore by it so I tried it.

We got a 50% salicylic acid cream from a compounding pharmacy (prescribed by a podiatrist). Very effective when used together with soaking and emery board filing.

Anonymous wrote:Go to a dermatologist.

NP here. kid has gotten 3 freezing treatments for 137$/ea and it doesn't look any different. it's a "surgical code" to get it apparently, hence the price.

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Anonymous wrote:If it is a plantar wart: When the wart is soft (e.g., after bathing) file it with an emery board, apply liquid wart remover (can be purchased from any drug store), then cover with duct tape. Repeat each time the tape comes off. It will take a few months, but it should eventually work. This was the guidance I received each time after seeing a dermatologist and having the wart frozen with liquid nitrogen, which may hasten getting rid of the wart but is not actually necessary to get rid of it.

+1

Curing warts requires patience. There's no quick fix.

Totally not true. Get the cathardin painted on. It’s beetle juice or something and it’s painless. The doctor paints it on and then it creates a blister that pushes the wart out in 2 weeks. Worked for me and then has worked for both of my kids too.

We did this once for my son, and the daily OTC treatment for another wart. It took a long time, but it went away. We didn’t use duct tape, but I’ve heard a lot of stories about people who didn’t even apply medicine but just covered with duct tape for a couple of months, and it went away.

Huh? The cathardin is from a podiatrist and it works in 2 weeks. It doesn’t take a long time. I too have used it successfully on my own feet which were very thick and much more callused than a child’s foot.

To clarify - we did the cathardin once for wart #1. Then for wart #2, we did the otc treatment, which took a longer time, but it still worked and was less painful.

For some reason, it’s been 6 years and my son has never gotten another wart despite continuing to swim at the same pool. But if got another one, I would do the otc treatment before considering the cathardin. He couldn’t run or jump for a couple of weeks during the cathardin treatment, which wouldn’t work for him these days.

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Anonymous wrote:If it is a plantar wart: When the wart is soft (e.g., after bathing) file it with an emery board, apply liquid wart remover (can be purchased from any drug store), then cover with duct tape. Repeat each time the tape comes off. It will take a few months, but it should eventually work. This was the guidance I received each time after seeing a dermatologist and having the wart frozen with liquid nitrogen, which may hasten getting rid of the wart but is not actually necessary to get rid of it.

+1

Curing warts requires patience. There's no quick fix.

Totally not true. Get the cathardin painted on. It’s beetle juice or something and it’s painless. The doctor paints it on and then it creates a blister that pushes the wart out in 2 weeks. Worked for me and then has worked for both of my kids too.

We did this once for my son, and the daily OTC treatment for another wart. It took a long time, but it went away. We didn’t use duct tape, but I’ve heard a lot of stories about people who didn’t even apply medicine but just covered with duct tape for a couple of months, and it went away.

Huh? The cathardin is from a podiatrist and it works in 2 weeks. It doesn’t take a long time. I too have used it successfully on my own feet which were very thick and much more callused than a child’s foot.