Pointe-de-l’Île podiatry clinic Recalcitrant plantar wart surgery

Recalcitrant plantar wart surgery

The surgical excision of plantar warts serves to remove recalcitrant or recurrent warts (verruca). Surgery becomes necessary when conservative treatments fail to contain the warts, or if your condition does not allow treatment with pharmacological agents.

Plantar warts are skin lesions that appear as a result of viral infection, such as the human papillomavirus (HPV).

While they can seem benign and often disappear on their own, plantar warts can also become quite large if not treated properly. Furthermore, they are contagious to those around you and can become very painful over time.

Luckily, there is no shortage of treatment options that can provide you with relief, and podiatric surgery remains only a last resort.

Generally, plantar warts are relatively harmless, however, they pose a higher risk of complications for the following types of patients:

Diabetics;

The elderly;

Immunosuppressed people;

People who…

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