Dr. Reid Waldman has a Glastonbury dermatology practice and is also developing a new wart-removal treatment called WartPatch. PHOTO UCONN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Nobody likes to see a child cry. For Dr.

Warts are a prime example of a skin condition that’s stubborn, bothersome and a possible source of embarrassment for some. We’re told by board-certified dermatologist and skin care founder Dr. Blair ...

A British man has shot his own finger off to get rid of a painful wart that had been plaguing him for over five years. A British man has shot his own finger off to get rid of a painful wart that had ...

In the realm of common skin ailments, warts stand out as particularly vexing. These small, benign growths caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) can be both unsightly and contagious. While they may ...

If you’ve recently spent time at a public pool (indoor or out) or taken showers at the gym, you may be at risk of developing a plantar wart. Plantar warts are caused by an infection that enters the ...

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 ...

Duct tape, the all-purpose household fix-it with hundreds of uses, can also remove warts. Researchers say over-the-hardware-counter duct tape is a more effective, less painful alternative to liquid ...

Q: Our teen-age daughter had a plantar wart on the sole of her foot for a long time. It didn’t seem to bother her. Now she’s getting another one on the ball of her foot. It hurts when she walks.

Though some warts do disappear of their own accord, it sounds as if your warts are fairly persistent, and if left, they may grow bigger. So I think you do need to tackle them in some way. The simplest ...