Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MDKey TakeawaysA sign that wart treatment is working is if the wart begins to shrink and peel away.  Salicylic acid is a common home treatment that needs to be ...

Medicare does not pay for benign wart removal for cosmetic reasons. However, it may fund the removal of malignant warts, warts that have spread to other body parts, or warts that are symptoms of ...

Though some warts do disappear of their own accord, it sounds as if your warts are fairly persistent, and if left, they may grow bigger. So I think you do need to tackle them in some way. The simplest ...

Warts are typically harmless and eventually disappear, but many prefer removing them. Wart removal options include curettage, cryotherapy, and chemical peels. Warts are small, rough skin growths that ...

Medically reviewed by Katlein Franca, MD Key Takeaways Flat warts are small, smooth, and usually appear in clusters.Flat ...

Home "remedies" are full of useful solutions, half-truths, and outright lies. This post is part of our Home Remedy Handbook, a tour of the landscape of home remedies from the iffy to the ...

About a year ago I noticed a small bump on my left pinky. I had no idea what it was and for the longest time I didn't give it a second thought. However, it started getting bigger and bigger, and ...

Routine procedures such as splinter removal and wart treatment are increasingly billed as surgeries, leading to unexpected costs for patients. When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son ...

Periungual warts and subungual warts are common types of warts that occur under and around the nail in people at any age. While they do not have the appearance of a common wart or a wart that has a ...