This image displays an unusual "horseshoe-shaped" wart on chin. This is a wart on a patient's lower lip. This is a wart at the edge of the lips. This image displays multiple warts. The wart seen in the webspace of the thumb has the rough and thickened appearance typical of common warts. Warts on the face can cause thick scaling. This image displays a wart that is made up of many scaly skin projections. As displayed in this image, warts often have a rough, cracked appearance. This image displays a wart on a finger.
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Common Wart  Information for adults

Picture of Common Wart: This image displays an unusual "horseshoe-shaped" wart on chin. Divider line
This image displays an unusual "horseshoe-shaped" wart on chin.
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Treatments Your Provider May Prescribe
  • Destruction with freezing (cryosurgery); burning (electrocautery); laser; or cantharidin, podophyllin, tretinoin, or acid application
  • Injection of chemotherapy drugs
  • Application of imiquimod, an immunotherapy agent, or other chemicals that induce an allergic reaction to destroy the wart
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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