Persistent Veruccas

[sallyann16]

I have had veruccas on the soles of both feet for over 6 months now.
Despite applying verucca gel morning and night and using a scrub, they have not shifted.
Does anyone have a solution?

[pusskin]

No solution as i have the same problem with one small verruca on one foot, and nothing has made it disappear. Will follow your post for a solution sally.

[jakep]

My husband had dozens on one foot and some on the other. He had treatment with liquid nitrogen at the chiropodist. Very sore and uncomfortable for a while but they all went and have never recurred, about 15 years ago.

[Sqad]

Yes.....see your GP as Laser or Co2 treatment may well be your best option.

[Wak]

Never had trouble like this myself but wondered if a corn pad (small pad with hole in the centre) would help as it would relieve the pressure on the verruca and possibly let the grit (or whatever caused the problem?) work it's own way out.
I could be barking up the wrong tree here!

[AliceTickband]

tried all remedies available from drs......tried all remedies available at pharmacy......tried the cider vinegar treatment..........even tried the stapping banana skins to feet overnight........none of these worked...but now no verrucas........all gone.......the remedy that finally worked??

time passing!

[Epona]

Wak, a verruca is a wart not a foreign body in the foot. SallyAnn 16, I've been trying to get rid of a persistent Verruca on son 2's foot for over 6 months, I've bought the Scholl freeze stuff and have applied loads of times but to no avail. The Assistant in Boots told me the only way is to get it frozen off at the GP surgery.

[maggiebee]

I have a verucca which has been with me for 43 years. Rub it down daily with pumice and apply Bazooka full strength. Nothing has shifted it yet. Maybe a visit to my GP is in order.

[margie04]

Your 'treatments' are a giggle, Alice - but time passing didn't help me as my verruca lasted 20 years. The first liquid nitrogen treatment didn't work either, and was very painful - the second one did, hooray. Best of luck, Sally!

[pusskin]

I have been dabbing a small amount on my small verruca for months and it hasnt cured it. I got Cuplex gel from doctors.

[grasscarp]

I had them for a long time in my teens. Tried all the treatments going - some very unpleasant and nothing worked. In the end was given (probably from the doctor) formalin to put on them - which just looked like a bottle of water. This did work and they never came back.
I think it is formaldahyde in solution - your doctor should be able to prescribe it, if not the pharmacist.

[sallyann16]

Thank you very much everyone - I think a visit to my local friendly GP is un order from what you say!
I will keep you all posted.

[deejaybenj]

I had several for a few years and tried everything, including having them frozen by a chiropodist which was very painful and expensive.

I used some normal vinegar, dabbed this onto the verruca, covered the verraca in black masking tape and left the tape on over night. I then, reapplied more vinegar the next now and covered again. I kept this procedure up for a couple of weeks and every single verruca went within two to three weeks.

Basically, the vinegar kills off the virus and the tape starves it of oxygen which means it has no environment to survive. I am sure with this method you will have success.

[sallyann16]

Thank you deejaybenj - well worth a try!

[Wak]

Thanks for the info, Epona, I thought I might be barking up the wrong tree but at least I've learned something today!
So pleased I've never had one seeing as how much trouble they cause,