This image displays the thick scale associated with plantar warts (warts on the feet). This image displays a close-up of plantar warts (warts on the feet) with black and red "dots" from small capillaries, which are often seen in warts. This image displays a plantar wart with black color within it, due to the clotting of blood vessels in the skin. This image displays a typical plantar wart with clotted capillaries appearing as small, black dots on the skin.
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Plantar Wart  A parent's guide to condition and treatment information

Picture of Plantar Wart: This image displays the thick scale associated with plantar warts (warts on the feet). Divider line
This image displays the thick scale associated with plantar warts (warts on the feet).
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Treatments Your Provider May Prescribe
  • Destruction with freezing (cryosurgery), burning (electrocautery), or laser or cantharidin, podophyllin, tretinoin, or acid application
  • Injection of chemotherapy drugs
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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