First, let me assure you that this is NOT my foot!
This is my friend Pete’s foot as it looked last weekend. Pete, an avid athlete, was scheduled to participate in a triathelon but had to back out at the last minute due to the pain from a new Plantar wart.
Plantar warts occur on the soles of the feet. They look like hard, thick patches of skin with dark specks. Plantar warts may cause pain when you walk, and you may feel like you are stepping on a pebble.
Pete is removing it by soaking cotton balls in apple cider vinegar and securing them to the wart (he’s using duct tape — what can I say? He’s a guy.). You can kind of see that the apple cider vinegar is eating a hole through the middle of the plantar wart. This is only after a few days of using the vinegar and he definitely noticed a difference already.
Apple Cider Vinegar is a great thing to keep around the house. I love using it in salad dressings (remind me to give you my broccoli-slaw recipe — fantastic and so easy!), and you can even drink a bit of it straight to ease indigestion.
** Addendum to the post:
Be sure to look at an update to this plantar wart story, as well as to check out all the comments for helpful tips from readers!
my son had a vicious wart on the side of his foot; we tried everything. He didn’t fit into his shoe because it was growing from the side….. Finally after the thing got so big and so painful and full of water… we decided to try something new. We ran to the doctor and asked for penicilin/anitibiotics… In a few hours, the wart started to expand as the body’s natural immune system sent white blood cells to the site. Needless to say in less than one day, the thing burst, releasing not just gross puss (white blood cells) but literally the wart had physically disattached itself from the foot leaving a large hole! You cannot imagine the relief… WHAT a relief!!!!!
Hi Lila,
Wow- that’s quite a story. I’ve never heard of a wart spontaneously filling up with water before. This, and the fact that warts are viral and antibiotics treat bacteria but helped in this case, leads me to question whether it was indeed a wart in the first place.
Regardless, I’m glad he is better now!
Elizabeth
Ok Can someone help!! I’ve tried everyhting. The ACV did a tap but not like i need. Now i’m getting a little one on my other foot.. Please Sent e-mail help.Thanks…
Well,
after the wart that finally left my son’s foot, no others came back but it was so horrible.
Everyone has a treatment but like I said in the blog above; the only thing that did it was to cover it and get antibiotics from the doctor…. It destroyed the sucker… right down to the root leaving a giant hole in the side of the foot which took weeks to “fill in” or heal if you will.
The body healed it with the anitbiotic BOOST that my kid too.
Thank God– his shoe could not fit anymore because the wart had gotten so big (wide and tall)
I just realized my son (age 7) has 2 of these planter worts… he has an appointment tomorrow for the doctor to look at them, but after looking at some pictures, I am sure that is what they are. Should I still go to the dr? or just follow some advice from on line and try to get rid of them ourselves?
Hi Patti,
There’s no substitute for getting an official diagnosis if you are unsure of what something is.
When my daughter was 1, she had a circular patch on her leg which I was sure was ringworm, having had it myself and it had appeared similar. I was all set to treat her with an anti-fungal when the pediatrician urged me to bring her in. I did and learned that kids her age don’t get ringworm (it won’t take until around 3 years for some reason) and what she had was excema instead, which doesn’t need an anti-fungal!
Once you know for sure what it is, you can move ahead with different treatment modalities of your choosing.
Thanks for reading!
Elizabeth
I think I have a planter wart but I am not sure. Is it possible for something like lent in the bottom of your shoe rubbing against your skin to cause one? That is what I think happened to me. I have tried to use one of those foot stones to peel it off but I still feel it there. I think that I will try the vinegar thing and see if it works…I just want to know if I should toss the shoes just in case the virus is in there.
WARTS!!!
I have a plantars wart (diagnosed by my doctor) Actually I had 4. 3 of them were bunched up together on the ball of my foot, and they are gone now because I opened it and put alcahol on it, but i still have a VERY painful one. I may be skipping a couple days of school as my toe hurts so much. It is a white circle with a hole-ish thing in the middle with cracked, dead skin. UGH! I had cryosurgery done but it’s still there. Should I get it removed with surgury???
I had three planter warts cut out, after they healed 1 came bk, and i got 2 more in a different spot! My foot doctor said you can have them cut out BUT it does not mean it kills the virus
So i tryed it and sure enough he was right, did not work, nor the freezing they tried 5 times as well, laser surgery is left as a option but very pricey 
Tryed duct tape but it kills all your good skin around the wart because its not think skin like the planter wart. So all that did was rub my skin rare and painful all around the wart. the tape don’t stick to the wart itself:( So as u c its a pain in the foot! Anyone have any other ideas?
Well at first I thought that is some kind of worm and I started disinfecting my both feet with a Potassium Permanganate solution and then when my feet were dry, I would put BIVACINE (antibiotic), dermal powder on the spots. But I did it only two days in the morning and in the evening before I went to bed, but due to my lifestyle I didn’t have time to continue the therapy. But sure it started working, because the “spots” started to fade away…
I am trying the vinegar “experiment” so if it does not work I will try again with the dermal powder.
Greets,
Oooh No!! I stepped on a glass piece a month back and now it grown as a wart.. I met the dermotologist she gave two options
1. Remove it with small procedure (surgical)
2. Apply acid for couple of weeks so it gets removed.
I chosed the second option she gave Duofilm and Salicure *12 now.. Let me see the result after couple of weeks..
2 of my children had plantar warts, one that turned into a mosiac wart. The mosiac wart we had to use DCP (prescribed by a dermatologist). It took a couple of months of daily treatments to work. The second was just one wart. We treated it with the “Wart Stick” and then wrapped it with athletic tape for 24 hrs and retreated every day for 3 weeks and now it’s gone. The “Wart Stick” we purchased at Walgreens for $4. The key to both was to use it EVERYDAY.
I have a bunch of planter warts and the salicylic acid treatment only spread them and made more. so I guess I’ll try the vinigar treatment and hope for the best!
OK PEOPLE LISTEN! THERES ONE WAY TO GET RID OF ANY WART ESPICALLY PLANTAR WARTS . YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AND GET IT FREEZED AS SOON AS YOU NOTICE IT. THATS THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS.FOR SOME PEOPLE IT MAY NOT BE FREE BUT HOW MUCH IS YOUR HEALTH WORTH? ITS WORTH EVERY PENNY
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Hello, I got a Plantar Wart on the inside of my foot (near the heel and the arch in your foot), and my mom went to the local Drug-Store and bought this thing called “Clear Away” it’s made by Dr. Schools, i’ve had this wart for close to 3 months not doing anything, then she bought this, so i used it and the wart was gone in 11 days! it was a MIRACLE!!!
It comes with this little medicated pads and a cushoning pad that allows you to be more comfortable, and it also holds the medicated pad on firm so you can get the most out of it, this really works! you all should try it!
I used an electric drill and dremel to sand the wort down
I have two plantar warts that I can visibly see, many smaller hard type ones with no black spot on ohter part of my feet. The big one has some how jumped to my big toe and is the size of a pea, I shaved it down with a disposable razor and applied industrial grade vinegar 60% acidity to it, it seemed to have died back not sure if it has gone, i still see the black spots and they seem to have multiplied in the spot of this one toe wart. then i have the big one at the ball of my feel that i have used everything and nothign works including derma doctor recommened stuff. It seems to be spreading now as I am now seeing new black speds near the big wart and it is resembling the mosiac wart type. I am upset as I have been battling a year now with this. my doc saiy cutting out is useless as it will come back. why isnt this high acidity grade vinegar working?
Need to get rid of the black seeds and the warts will die. You people who keep getting them back are getting them in a public shower, your shower or some place where you are walking around barefoot. Need to wear flip flops at the gym shower. Kids get them at school gym lockerroom and public pools, waterparks etc…
I’m trying a method I read about, covering the wart with the inside of a fresh pineapple or lemon peel over several nights until it’s gone. Worth a try and quite easy to cover the wart, just putting a bandaid over the peel!
Earlier I tried with tee tree oil, which I heard helped some. But I had a hard time covering it since I didn’t have duct tape;)
hello, i like to said i have one of does PLANTER WART and is very pain full to walk around the house you feel like needle are getting under your feet is very unconfort and i was under the impresion the i was steping on a nail at the beguining but i was dead wrong , i buy this amazing medication on a near drug store name CLEAR AWAY by DR SCHOOL it came in small amount of dose with round small bandaid i used for about 10 days and the Planter Wart is gone like never have one is very good i recomended a 100 percent this ,even in the intruction said if you have diabetes do not use ,well guess what i have diabetes for about 5 years now and nothing happen to me ,so this product is very good to me . that my Opinion above this wonderfull product . post data . Consult your doctor if you have diabetes before use this product alway play safety. Sammy Salsa USA
I have this plantar wart and it is super painful and I play competitive soccer so I need it to go away quickly!!! I have been using those little disc things by doctor scholl’s for about five days and all that is happening is that the skin inside the wart hole is dying. I think I will try it for a few more days than try something new. I really don’t want to get it surgically removed but If this disc thing doesn’t work I will have to! Does anyone have any advice for quick and painless removal?
Please help!
I once got what looks like a planter wart. I thought it was nothing, just an allegergy. But after a month or so, a whole bunch of the planter warts came up, I tried Coumpound W but it didn’t work. Then it jumped to my other foot. How i don’t know.
Please help me, I really need it!!
My daugher (8yrs) has a painful grouping of spots with black dots on the sole of her foot. at first we thought it was some kind of fungus and were using antifungal sprays. We’re pretty sure now that it’s a plantar wart and are going to try the Dr. Scholl’s and see how it goes.
I have a large planters wort in the ball of my foot. I am so aggravated with it. I have tried everything anyone tells me to try. I have also seen a podiatrist and he froze it and burned it and it only took two weeks to come back again. I don’t know what else to try. Here is what I’ve done. Fresh garlic directly on it for 24 hours. Shaved it and freeze it daily. Dr scholls wart removal. Vinegar etc. If anyone has a better idea please email me. I am willing to try anything. I’ve had this for 4 years.
I am currently battling a staggering 6 plantars in total, 3 on each foot. I’ve found a method that is really working for me. You need to be patient. I’m using Dr. Scholls Clear Away Plantar pads, and using athletic medical tape to hold them in place. Once a week or so I soak my feet for about 30 min, then remove the dead skin the acid has killed. This is an ideal option for people who don’t want to freeze or go under the knife.
Freezing won’t get rid of warts, and is particularly bad on plantars, as they are so deep in the foot. The Clear Away plantar pads are more effective then a liquid treatment, as they are 40% acid. For a smaller or common wart, I’d recommend Duofilm. It will get plantar warts, it just takes a lot longer. Persistence is the key here people! You have to give the acid a chance to work. Instant treatments like cutting the wart out hurts, and it hurts even more if the wart just comes back.
Have you tried the idea posted by #1 & #3?
Hi- I have a plantars wart on my finger and it has been there for about over 1 yr now. I’ve been to the Dr.’s twice and have been duct tapping it every day for about 6 months, tried acid, tried freezing, nothing worked. I’ve come to the conclusion that I must change my diet to boost my immune system (antioxidants/herbs) and do a total body cleansing to rid myself of toxins. After all, it is a virus I’m fighting, not something to scrape away and never to return. LET’S FIGHT THE VIRUS!!!! Are you with me?
ummm nickell….. you cant get a plantar wart on anywhere on your body except your foot i have a bad plantar wart and plantar is the scientific name for foot.
Ok I think I finally got rid of my nasty plantar wart. I used doctor scholl’s discs but it was to inconvenient because of my competitive soccer and high school track and just walking around in general-the discs just fell off within the first hour or so. I went to the doctor and he froze it but nothing happened. He also told me about an alternative for freezing them off. He said to take a soak your foot in warm water until it is soft and use a razor to shave off the hard callus like skin above the wart. Meanwhile place a single aspirin tablet on a plate and put a few drops of water on it. It will turn into a paste. Apply the pate to the freshly shaven wart and bandage tightly. Do this every day until it disappears. Well I wasn’t so patient and I was angry with the freezing stuff not working. So my dad went to an electronic store and bought component cooler. It comes in a can with a nozzle. I found a small funnel and my dad carefully froze that sucker every other day and it has disappeared!!! I am very happy with my success and hope it will work for you too!
I have 2 teenage boys that have had plantars warts on their feet. I took them to the doctor and HE said for me to put duct tape on it. The only time they didn’t have duct tape on their feet was when they took a shower. One son’s came out completely in about 3 weeks, the other took about 6 weeks because it was so deep. They never came back. It works, but you have to do it just like that.
hi. i donot know what to do!!
i think i have a plantars wart on my foot but i am not shurrre. i remember having a humongus plantars wart on my heel when i was younger, so i still have t he virus in my blood, but i thimnk it might be a callus? How do you really tell? It said that if there is a black dot in there than it is, which i dont see, but i dont have very good eye site. Or if you pinch it snd it hurts than it is, it did kinda hurt. How do you tell???? i am on vacation and dont really want to go to a pedirotist, and i want to be really sure if it is so when i put treatment on it, that it is DEFINITLEY a wart:)
thankyou.
COOP
Hi Coop,
I wish I could help you, but you will see almost everything I know about plantar warts here on this page! I’m learning from all the commenters as much as you are.
What I can say, however, is that it’s never a bad idea to see a health care professional to make sure you have the correct diagnosis for something like this before beginning any course of treatment.
Best of luck with your wart!
Hey everybody. My son is currently suffering with two of these on his feet. God I can relate ….I suffered with the same thing at his age( he’s 12). I had a ring of them on my finger and I also had mulitple ones on my feet. The only way that I got rid of them was going to the dermatologist to have them burned off. Its a simple procedure that only takes a couple of minutes. Not the most comfortable thing but it usually works. Good luck to all of you that are trying some remedy. I wish you all the best in this frusterating battle.
Ok I have one plantar wart on my foot I’ve had it for more or less then 2 years about when I got into ms I’m 14 now and doing football and it hurts when I run a play so what can I do to remove it that is fast and pain less.
Matt
Ok I have noticed at wiki it said it is a HPV thing so I’m scared about it I don’t want cancer in my penis or anus
i have had the same planters wart for almost 2 years. i have been using everything i can find. the clear away stuff hasn’t worked with 3 boxes, duct tape was a joke and the freeze stick things hasn’t shown any results either. i am going to try the vinegar and i saw something about garlic clove too. oh and whatever you do don’t try to cut it out yourself I’ve tried twice and it’s just painful and could get you an infection on top of the already annoying/painful wart.
I had a total of 3 on my foot.I had 2 on the toes and one on the ball of my foot which was the most painful. I tried salicylic acid, I tried duct tape, I tried vinegar and aspirin, hydrogen peroxide, I even had the thing frozen off.
The main one that was causing the most pain on the ball of my foot took 2 doctors visits to get it to go away and it was about a 7.5 on the pain scale.
The other 2 were on my toes and they got treated the same way, but it didn’t work. It wasn’t as painful as the other one so I didn’t go to the doctor again and I just gradually shaved off the dead skin with a surgical knife and used a sterilized needed to remove the seeds. It was hands down painful when it started to get deep. It took me about 10-15 of these bathroom surgeries to get it all out bc I would hit some good skin and just start bleeding ( I did this bc 1. It was on my toe so it wasn’t as painful as a lot of yalls goin thru this and 2. I was determined to get rid of it.)
You can kind of tell which seeds are the ones that are spreading around. Or you will know. This was probably stupid of me to do, and it took me about 6 months to completely get rid of it. Different things work for different people. However I would still always recommend a doctor before doing anything crazy like this broke college student did.
i have had a planters wart on my right big toe for years,it’s rite where u bend the toe(the wart is on the sole part of my toe) they have tried cryo-surgery,freezing it and acid,nothing is working and now it is so painful the whole foot on the left side of the rite foot hurts,so i made another appt to see the foot doc and i got a surprise call from mri,and he ordered an mri before he see’s me(wonder whats up with that?) mine acually bleeds now if u cut it to far,i clip it down cuz it will start sticking out of my foot,so does the apple cider vinager really work?
Seems like plantar warts plague a lot of people, so I figured it was time for an update on the plantar wart pictured on this post. I sent off a message to my friend Pete asking him if the apple cider vinegar worked to remove his plantar wart. Here is his reply:
“I switched to a mixture of salicylic acid and cider but yes it did go away, completely. No signs of it at all. I got the salicylic acid OTC and would apply it twice a day under the duct tape with a gauze soaked in cider. After 2-3 months it slowly started to dissipate and then one day when I pulled the tape off, the whole thing came off. It was a very slow process but it was the salicylic acid in the end which did the trick.”
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I “self-operated” on one I had back in sixth grade. You will need one hot/wet washcloth, one set of tweezers, and hydrogen peroxide/rubbing alcohol. Get skin around wart soft by marinating in hot wet washcloth. When wart is soft and nubby, dig into wart and pull out dark strings with tweezer. It’s not entirely painless, but depending on where it is, the pain is managable. There are several dark patches that make up the wart that grow in a string-like configuration. Once you have the dark strings pulled out as best as you can, douse with hydrogen peroxide until no more bubbling occurs. Then daily put on hydrogen peroxide and counter with rubbing alcohol until it dries up and heals. Remember, keep that foot dry and throw away your favorite shoes that you wear (a lot) without your socks!!
That’s where mine came from.