Verruca Treatment in Malvern
Verrucae are warts that develop on the feet following infection with certain strains of the human papillomavirus, commonly known as HPV.
They may disappear naturally over time, but treatment can be considered when a verruca is painful, spreading, persistent or causing embarrassment.
Heeling Your Soles provides professional verruca assessment and treatment during home visits in Malvern and the surrounding area.
How Can I Recognise a Verruca?
A verruca may appear as:
- A rough or grainy area of skin
- A cauliflower-like growth
- A lesion containing small dark dots
- An area that interrupts the natural lines of the skin
- A painful spot on a weight-bearing area
- A group or cluster of smaller lesions
Unlike warts elsewhere on the body, verrucae often grow inwards because of the pressure placed upon them while standing and walking.
Are Verrucae Painful?
Some verrucae cause no symptoms. Others may become uncomfortable when they develop on the heel, ball of the foot or another area that carries body weight.
Pain may feel as though you are standing on a small stone or sharp object.
How Do Verrucae Spread?
The virus can enter through tiny breaks in the skin and is more easily transmitted in warm, damp environments.
Common locations associated with transmission include:
- Swimming pools
- Changing rooms
- Communal showers
- Gym facilities
- Other places where people walk barefoot
Not everyone exposed to the virus will develop a verruca, as individual immune responses vary.
What Does Verruca Treatment Involve?
Treatment will depend on the appearance, location and size of the verruca.
Professional care may include:
- Assessment of the lesion
- Reduction of hard skin over the verruca
- Careful debridement
- Application of an appropriate topical treatment
- Advice on reducing transmission
- Monitoring of the lesion over repeated appointments
Treatments may work by destroying affected tissue or encouraging the body’s immune response to recognise and clear the virus.
How Many Treatments Will I Need?
Verrucae can be persistent, and repeated treatments may be required. Results vary depending on the size and duration of the lesion, its location and the individual immune response.
No treatment can guarantee immediate clearance.
When Should I Seek Medical Advice?
Medical advice may be appropriate when:
- You are uncertain whether the lesion is a verruca
- It is bleeding or changing rapidly
- You have diabetes or reduced circulation
- You have a weakened immune system
- The surrounding skin appears infected
- The lesion is causing significant pain
Treatments
Professional mobile foot care treatments in Malvern, delivered in the comfort of your own home.
Book a Verruca Assessment
Contact Heeling Your Soles to arrange professional verruca care in your own home in Malvern or the surrounding area.
