There are several ways to get rid of a wart on your face, but it’s best to leave it to the professionals. Dermatologists can remove facial warts with cryotherapy, chemical treatments, and surgical ...

Warts can go away on their own, but it can take years. Over-the-counter and home remedies can make the wart fall off or remove it in layers over time. What are warts? Those hard, bumpy, rough growths ...

Foot warts can be common warts, plantar warts, or periungal warts. They develop when a certain strand of HPV infects a cut or open wound. You can get rid of them with salicylic acid products or by ...

Warts are stubborn, contagious, and often misunderstood. Luke Johnson, MD, a dermatologist with University of Utah Health, shares what actually helps—from over-the-counter salicylic acid to in-office ...

Warts are growths on the skin that are notoriously stubborn to remove. Although warts are harmless most of the time, they are contagious and often unsightly. In this article, we discuss what causes ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MDKey TakeawaysA sign that wart treatment is working is if the wart begins to shrink ...

Question: What causes a person who's had beautiful smooth skin to suddenly develop facial warts? Answer: Warts are benign, non-cancerous skin growths that appear when a virus infects the upper layer ...

Warts are caused by human papillomavirus, a family of viruses with more than 100 different strains that can affect both genital and nongenital areas of the body. Roughly 60% of these strains trigger ...

Children get a lot of warts. Maybe that’s why folklore attributes warts to touching frogs or toads. Forget that myth. Here are the facts on warts that every parent should know. "They're uncommon in ...

Medicare does not pay for benign wart removal for cosmetic reasons. However, it may fund the removal of malignant warts, warts that have spread to other body parts, or warts that are symptoms of ...