Warts are a common skin problem seen in clinic but accurate data on their prevalence and incidence is hard to come by. Of the limited published research, most has reported the frequency in schoolchildren as this group probably represents the highest number of cases (1-6). The prevalence reported within these was as high as 39% of schoolchildren aged between 4 and 12 years, with around 20% of these warts located on the plantar surface (2). Beyond childhood, the research data o

This month we published a case report of one the first patients we treated with the microwave unit in the journal "Case Reports in Dermatology".The full paper (free) can be accessed by clicking here. #microwave #wart #verruca #swift #treatment

Results of the EVERT 2 needling study of plantar warts – what does it mean? Paper: Hashmi F, Fairhurst C, Cockayne S, Cullen M, Bell K, Coleman E, et al. The EVerT2 (Effective Verruca Treatments) Trial: a randomised controlled trial of needling versus nonsurgical debridement for the treatment of plantar verrucae. Br J Dermatol. Early View Web link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/articles/28653324/ The needling of warts/verrucae has seen something of a renaissance in podiat

Late last year I was asked to write and present some basic patient information videos on a range of foot related topics. These were kindly sponsored and produced for me and have now have been uploaded to Youtube for viewing. So please visit our clinic's Youtube channel (The Chiropody Surgery Lymington, Hampshire) where you will see the first three of these. Blisters Video Athletes Foot Video Verrucae and warts: #patient #video #blister #verruca