Aggressive Treatments

If the patient with plantar warts do not respond to available treatment alternatives, physicians may recommend one or more of options given below:

Minor surgery

This technique is being employed to removing away the wart by using a needle named electrodesiccation and curettage. It is being considered as an effective treatment alternative. As all other surgeries the physician will anesthetize patient’ skin prior to surgery.

Laser surgery

This method is commonly used by physicians to remove warts. However the procedure is highly expensive and causes a lot of pain and usually takes a longer time period for full recovery.

Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy tries to control the natural rejection system of the patient’s body to get rid off the plantar warts. There are several ways to achieve this objective. Physician may inject patient’s warts with interferon. Interferon is a treatment which elevates patient’s immune system’s instinct to reject warts. On the other hand, as a different procedure, physicians may inject warts via an antigen which stimulates the patient’s immune system. From time to time physicians may use antigens. Main reason behind this is that, people are immunized against mumps.

Aldara (Imiquimod)

This is a topical medication. Physicians can prescribe Aldara depending on the patient’s health status. As a prescription medicine, imiquimod stimulates patient’s body to release proteins of the immune system. The main motivation behind this is to aid ward off warts. Application of this topical can be made directly to patient’s warts. This medication has a FDA approval. The registered use of imiquimod is

To treat perianal and genital warts. However, it also being used to treat plantar warts.