Do you have a wart on your foot that’s just driving you crazy? You might be tempted to do ANYTHING to get rid of that thing. But here at Hammond Foot and Ankle [MH1] , we know there is one technique that is going to get you into trouble every time.

The worst thing you could do to a wart on your foot is to clip it off yourself using nail clippers!! Why is this so bad? Well, first, it’s not going to work. The virus that causes a wart is embedded deep in the skin under the wart. But even more importantly, this is a perfect way to spread the wart virus to other places you use those nail clippers- like your toenails or fingernails! If you think a wart on the bottom of your foot is bad, you REALLY don’t want to have warts around the nails.

Warts around the nails, or periungual warts, are extremely difficult to treat because the wart virus gets into the skin under the nail. Treating warts in this area can be painful and slow.

If you have made this mistake and are now also dealing with periungual warts, schedule an appointment with Dr. Hammond [MH2] today. We offer Swift Microwave Therapy[MH3] , a cutting edge technology shown to activate the immune system to fight off the wart virus while being nearly pain-free.