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Accidents Happen: A Guide to Children's Emergencies


Use Essential Oils To Get Rid Of A Plantar Wart

Plantar warts are very common and occur primarily on the hands and feet. If you get a plantar wart and would like to try to get rid of it without visiting a doctor, you could try using pure essential oil. This is one of many home remedies for removing plantar warts, and here are some tips to help you use essential oil properly for wart removal.

Types of Oils To Use

There are hundreds of types of essential oils available, but there are two primary types that help remove warts, and these are:

  1. Tea tree oil
  2. Lemon oil

When you purchase essential oil, make sure it is 100% pure oil. While this type of oil is expensive, using pure oil offers the best results.

Plantar warts are not harmful to your health, but they can be unattractive. They are caused by the virus human papillomavirus (HPV), and many warts will go away on their own over time. A plantar wart is generally small and circular in shape. It may feel hard (like a callous), and it may have a small black dot in the center.

How To Use Oils

If you would like to try to get your wart to go away, begin by purchasing one of these types of essential oils. Once you have the oil, you will need to use it daily, and here are some tips to keep in mind:

  • Place one or two drops of the oil directly on the wart
  • Repeat this step every morning and night
  • Wear a bandage over the oil so it gets inside the wart
  • Dilute the oil with a carrier oil such as vegetable or coconut if you experience skin irritation from it

It may take two months or longer for this method to completely eliminate the wart, but you should start seeing a difference with the wart within a few days.

The Next Step

If your wart is really stubborn and will not go away with this method, consider visiting a podiatrist. This is a foot doctor that can offer other solutions to get rid of the wart, and some of these include:

  • Freezing it off – Cryotherapy is a method that involves freezing a wart off, and a podiatrist may recommend using this method to instantly get rid of your wart.
  • Salicylic acid treatments – This type of acid is extremely strong and can be applied to a wart, but it may take time for the wart to go away with this treatment option.
  • Laser treatment – A laser can also be used to close up the blood vessels to the wart, and this will cause the wart to gradually go away.

While it can be embarrassing to visit a doctor for a plantar wart, podiatrists treat problems like this all the time. A podiatrist will find the right plan for you, and this will help you get rid of your wart. For more information, contact a facility such as Advanced Foot Clinic.

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Accidents Happen: A Guide to Children's Emergencies

One of the things I learned when I had children was that accidents can happen at any time. Unfortunately, my children's pediatrician was not always available when those accidents did happen. I had to learn what was considered an emergency and what could wait until the doctor's office was open. Knowing the difference and what to do in non-emergency situations can be confusing. That is why I created this blog. I wanted to provide other parents with a guide that helps them to understand when it is time to head for urgent care or the hospital and when injuries could be treated at home.