Warts
Warts are harmless outgrowths on the skin caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.
Posterior tibial tendonitis is a common condition that affects the tendon responsible for supporting the arch of the foot. This tendon runs along the inside of the ankle and foot, playing a crucial role in walking and maintaining balance.
When the posterior tibial tendon becomes inflamed or injured, it can lead to pain, swelling, and difficulty with movement. This condition is often associated with overuse, improper footwear, or underlying foot deformities.
Diagnosing
Warts will be diagnosed by simple observation of the lesions. Your doctor may scrape the top layer of the wart and check for clotted blood vessels and at times a biopsy may be ordered.
Types of Warts
Warts are classified into different types based on the area of the body on which they appear:
Common Warts: appear on fingers, hands, knees, and elbows as small, rough, greyish-brown fleshy bumps with or without black dots.
Plantar Warts: appear on the bottom or soles of your feet, as light brown bumps with tiny black dots on them.
Flat Warts: these appear in places that are frequently shaven, they are smaller and smoother than other warts and can be pink, brown or yellow and can appear in clusters.
Warts can spread from one person to another with skin contact. Warts may also be spread to others if they use the towels or other personal items that have been used by a person with warts. Warts can bleed if picked or cut and can cause pain, especially plantar warts.
Treatment
Warts disappear naturally but may take months or even years to disappear.
Warts can be treated with different types of chemicals such as salicylic acid, liquid nitrogen to freeze the warts, and also by laser treatment.
Cantharone, a medicine derived from the Japanese blister beetle, is applied with a Q-tip on warts. It causes a blister at each site and after some time the warts are destroyed. This treatment is very effective for most warts and is painless.
Bleomycin, an anti-cancer agent is also used. The pulsed dye laser is magnetized to the blood vessels which feed on warts, and carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers are also used for warts.
If the warts do not heal, then they may be removed surgically. Warts can recur even after treatment.
Prevention
The key to preventing warts is to keep you feet clean and dry. Warts love a moist environment. Washing your feet with a protectant such as Modern Podiatrist CLEAN. It will rid your skin of fungus, bacteria, warts while helping dry out your feet.
After your feet are squeaky clean, spray FRESH on your feet and shoes. This drying agent will help kill warts and protect your skin.