Plantar Warts

[Guest]

I AM 18 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN TREATING ONE WART ON MY HEEL THAT LATER SPREAD TO TWO MORE WARTS. THEY ARE HARD AND RANGE FROM 1/2 TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO PODIATRISTS AND ONE DERMATOLOGIST ALL REMAIN FRUSTRATED. AFTER LIQ. NITROGEN, ACID, AND ULCER MEDS., THE WARTS ARE BIGGER THATN EVER. I EVEN TRIED THE RUMORED DUCT TAPE, RELIGIOUSLY FOR 6 MOS. 1 YEAR AGO, ALL THREE WERE SURGICALLY DUG OUT AND BLED PROFUSELY. I AM SET TO HAVE ANOTHER SURGERY IN TWO WEEKS TO FURTHER CUT THEM OUT. MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE ANY ALTERNATIVE BESIDES THE SURGEY? I AM CONCERNED ABOUT BLEEDING AGAIN AND THE REPEATING FAILURE RATES OF MY PROCEDURES. PLEASE HELP!!IS LASER SURGERY ANY MORE EFFECTIVE AND/OR LESS RISKY?

[eileen]

I am 55 and have been at this same point for 6 years! Have done it all and still they come back bigger than ever. Can't do any more surgery as the scare tissue is interfearing with my gait. Anyone know what else I can do?