Laser Wart Removal Treatment

Warts are one of several soft tissue conditions that often occur on the feet or hands but also occur on other parts of the body such as knees, elbows, face and so forth. They are often misdiagnosed as calluses. Children, especially teenagers, tend to be more susceptible to warts than adults; often this is due to a less-developed immune system. Warts can be solitary, or clustered together (mosaic warts). Their texture is spongy and many times they have tiny black spots imbedded in the tissue. These spots are blood capillaries and wherever a capillary is located, a nerve may be close by. This is why warts are often painful and bleed easily – they have many blood vessels and nerve endings imbedded in them. Treatment of warts varies depending on their symptoms, size, and number. The virus that causes warts generally invades the skin through small or invisible cuts and abrasions. The plantar wart is often contracted by walking barefoot on surfaces where the virus is present. The virus occurs in warm moist environments such as swimming pools and showers.

If left untreated, warts can grow and spread into clusters of several warts. Like other infectious lesions, warts can be spread by touching, scratching, or even by contact with skin shed from another wart. Warts can sometimes spontaneously resolve only to recur in the same location.