Wart Treatment In Fort Lauderdale

What are Warts?

Warts are benign skin growths that appear from the top layer or surface of the skin. Warts may be flesh-toned, or darker than your skin in appearance. Most often, they will have a bumpy, rough texture, but may also be flat and smooth.

Warts are a contagious condition and may be spread by physical contact with the wart from person to person. 

Warts come in several different forms:

• Common Warts: Typically appear on fingers and back of the hands. These warts may grow in clusters and become painful and scaly if left untreated.
• Flat Warts: Smaller in size than common warts. Flat warts may appear anywhere on the body and usually grow in clusters.
• Genital Warts: Warts that spread by unprotected sexual contact. These warts are a strain of the Human Papillomavirus and are at risk for cancer if left untreated. 
• Filiform Warts: These warts proliferate, and are usually seen on the fingers.

What Causes Warts?

Skin-to-skin contact with an individual with warts is one way they are contracted; however, human papillomavirus is the leading cause for warts. Anyone is susceptible to getting warts, especially those with weakened immune systems.

Wart Treatments

Your physician can tell if you have a wart with a visual diagnosis. Some warts disappear on their own, especially in children. Treatment will depend on patient age, wart type, and preference. Your treatment options may include:

• Cryotherapy
• Laser treatments
• Electrosurgery and Curettage
• Excision
• Topical medicated ointments