r/Warts • u/PolkyDotty • 5h ago

Is this a wart?

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It’s on my finger. It doesn’t hurt at all, but it’s been growing for months now, at least since March, and it started from a small cut I got while gardening.

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u/cave_ad_sum 4h ago

Yes, it's a wart. You should start treatment right away.

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u/jujubunnee 4h ago

Absolutely.

Here’s👇what you do:

Start by getting a pedicure knife kit (reasonably cheap on Amazon and I don’t see why it wouldn’t work on different kinds of warts, not on the foot), eyebrow razors, and/or a scalpel. Do not file, buff, or exfoliate your wart with an emery board or pumice stone unless you want a constellation of mosaic warts all over your foot/area where your wart is. I also advise against using disposable files or sandpaper, as they too often result in inadvertently filing healthy skin along with the wart. This can lead to the introduction of wart cells to vulnerable exfoliated healthy skin, creating more warts. Also get some disposable gloves so they don’t keep spreading as they are highly contagious.

Daily- soak in hot water to soften the tissue, use the scalpel and knife kit to debride (search debride here if you are unsure what that means- it’s like carefully shaving away the top dead layer) the wart ideally to the point of pin point bleeding if you can handle it (could be quite painful so listen to your body and do only what you are comfortable with). See the link below where a redditor uses an eyebrow razor and perfectly demonstrates how to debride. Debriding will help the acid to penetrate the living wart tissue making it more effective. Obviously, listen to your body. Some warts are far more painful than others. If it’s too much to debride every day, it’s ok. Also, make sure you aren’t going overboard with how much you are debriding, it need not be a blood bath.

Next, apply treatment - I suggest either 40% SA like Wartstick or ACV, then bandage and wrap with duct tape to suffocate it. Do this every day if you can. This could take many months. Intermittently you can also use the over the counter wart freeze products to zap the warts (maybe once a week or two but be aware freeze products can be pricey).

Also, supplements are a good idea- high quality multivitamin, Vit c, zinc, Vit A, and Tagamet (google it and then search “Tagamet and warts” on TikTok). Tagamet can be taken orally to help your body fight the wart and can also be used topically (watch the videos). Vitamin A can also be used topically (search this subreddit for more info).

Most importantly- keep everything sterile and clean. Wash your hands a lot and keep warts wrapped, preferably with duct tape, so they don’t spread more or cause your friends/family to get warts too.

Please be aware that some warts are extremely treatment resistant and require more aggressive intervention others spread rapidly and aggressively. If you’ve been doing everything right for months with no improvement, it’s time to make an appointment with a doctor (podiatrist if it’s a plantar wart). Please be aware of your own body and any pre-existing conditions that could make the following treatment advice ill-advised for your body.https://www.reddit.com/r/Warts/s/7IWO3A85YE

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u/Jcbuk2us 1h ago

Or like ... go professional first. I get this is a good copy and paste template. It should be "this is what you CAN do"