Wart Removal Gold Coast

The most common treatment methods for getting rid of warts are cryotherapy, Pulsed-Dye Laser, CO2 laser, Cantharidin, and Aldara.

Yes. Warts are highly contagious and can pass from one person to another or spread to different areas of an infected person’s body through direct contact with the wart, coming in contact with a contaminated item, sexual intercourse, and more.

Most warts are small skin lesions that typically develop on the fingers, hands. They have a coarse texture with a visible arrangement of black or red-brown dots. These dark markings are the result of dead capillaries, which eventually die due to a buildup of additional skin layers caused by the wart virus.

The most common types of warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV triggers an excess buildup of keratin, a type of protein, in the outermost layer of the skin, resulting in the development of warts.

There are multiple different types of warts:

Common warts – Most commonly found on the fingers and knees, common warts are round or oval-shaped and have a rough and bumpy texture.

Plantar warts – Typically found on the soles of the feet, plantar warts are white, with a black dot or marking in the centre (blood vessel).

Filiform warts – These warts don’t resemble the other types of warts. They instead have long and slender strands of tissue that project outwards from the skin. Filiform warts may be the same colour as the surrounding skin, or have a yellow, brown or pink hue. They most often occur on the lips and eyelids.

Mosaic warts – These warts develop in clumps and most commonly occur on the palms of the hands and bottom of the feet.

Periungal warts – These are warts that form near finger or toenails. They have a coarse surface texture, can distort the shape of the surrounding nail, and can sometimes be painful.

Plane warts – Possessing a yellow tone and characterised by a round, smooth or flat appearance, plane warts are particularly common amongst younger children. They are often develop on the face, legs and hands.

Genital warts – These warts appear as lumps of skin that resemble cauliflower, and have a greyish or off-white colour tone. As genital warts are the result of sexual intercourse, they typically develop on the penis, vulva and anus.

The most effective way to treat and remove plantar warts is through the use of cryotherapy, laser treatment, topical creams, or surgical excision.

Genital warts can be successfully treated and removed with cryotherapy, laser treatment and topical creams. However, it’s important to note that these treatments will not remove the underlying cause of the virus responsible for genital warts. The virus will typically disappear on its own in less than 2 years.

Some warts can be itchy, but the itchiness is generally attributed to the dry and infected skin that surrounds the site of the wart, and is not a cause for concern.

Warts typically go away on their own once the body’s immune system has been able to thwart the virus. However, as warts are contagious, can spread to other parts of the body and to other individuals, can be painful in some cases, and unpleasant to look at, treatment is often advisable.

Some warts can hurt, particularly in the case of plantar warts, which develop on the soles of the feet. Other times, warts that occur on the fingers can also prove bothersome, in cases where they form on the same hand that is used for writing.