Lars Yarkosky

Plantar warts are warts on the bottom of the foot, the name, “Plantar Wart,” originates from the
word “Plantar,” meaning foot or foot pain. A plantar wart is generally formed from overuse of feet or
sweat build up infections. Plantar warts are yellow hard bumps that look abnormal on the foot. In most
cases they have black little seed like dots in them that can be picked out using tweezers which will
decrease inflammation and get rid of the wart but is painful. Plantar warts can be contagious but not
directly, lots of the time they are contracted from walking barefoot around pools or locker rooms. Plantar
warts can spread throughout the bottom of the foot but cannot reach other portions of your body. Plantar
warts are most common in children than adults, also those with HIV, or AIDS, have a higher risk of
forming plantar warts. Certain home remedies can be used for the removal of these painful warts, but in
some cases need medical attention. One way you can remove plantar warts uses a banana peel, garlic, a
plastic washer, a band aid, and lastly fabric tape.
Step 1: Take your plastic washer and cut a hole in your banana peel to fit snug inside of the washer.
Step 2: Sprinkle crushed garlic on the inside of the banana peel.
Step 3: Place the combination of the banana peel washer and garlic and place it on top of the wart with the
washer surrounding the wart on the outside.
Step 4: Carefully lay a band aid on top of the washer.
Step 5: Insure that the contraption will not come loose using fabric tape wrapped around the area of the
foot.
Step 6: Leave on for about a week.
Step 7: Squeeze the wart until the hardtop of the wart is removed.
Step 8: Put a new band aid over the open wart and wait for inflammation to decrease.
Citations
http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/understanding-plantar-warts-basics
http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/warts