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To give up on getting rid of my verrucas?

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DeepWriter · 10/05/2025 08:43

So I’ve had Veruccas for like 5 years and they won’t go away for anything. They don’t really bother me so I’m thinking about just giving up and just living with them. But it would be nice if they would go away because I would like to be able to get wear sandals and get pedicures again. :)

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Baggingarea · 10/05/2025 17:46

I'm sure you are fine but perhaps you have an underlying issue (ie autoimmune problem) which is causing your body to not be able to get rid of the virus (even after freezing).

OverpricedCupcake · 10/05/2025 17:45

I've given up on mine, it's on my little toe and doesn't bother me really.
I've tried everything over the years though, snd still was until recently when I decided to just leave it.

Solasum · 10/05/2025 17:44

Sit with your feet in peat for as long as you can. Repeat until they disappear. Maybe out of sight of your neighbours!

Arcticsway · 10/05/2025 17:38

I've had verrucas since I was about 20, but only ever had one at a time. I have never done anything to get rid of them, I wait for them to go on their own. I think my first one lasted 6 or 7 years, but the ones after that have only lasted a year or two. They don't bother me so I ignore them, and I notice one day they've disappeared.

JDM625 · 10/05/2025 17:17

DeepWriter · 10/05/2025 10:54

How many do you have? I have 10.

Cripes! 10 of them.😱

OP, have you been checked for any deficiencies? Are you immunosuppressed? Several conditions can make your more susceptible to verruca's and 10 as an adult seems an awful lot! I'd suggest speaking to your GP about blood tests, then as I suggested up thread, seeing a dermatologist. Especially as you've said you've had them frozen many times which didn't help.

picturethispatsy · 10/05/2025 17:10

The only thing that has ever worked for me and my family is Bazuka Advance Treatment Pen.

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DeepWriter · 10/05/2025 17:01

DollyTots · 10/05/2025 09:37

I’m with you. Childbirth got rid of several I had across both feet for 5 years. A whole new set then quickly appeared and I’m 10 years in with these ones.

I’ve managed to cut the majority out countless times and treat with high strength bazuka but they persist. I’ve tried so many different things and I don’t have the money or the will to keep throwing at them.

I’ve had them since I was a child and honestly don’t remember a time anymore where I didn’t have verrucas!

same. I feel like I’ve had problems with verrucas since I was around 4.

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elaeocarpus · 10/05/2025 12:49

Cover them in Nail varnish, black or very dark colour, reapply every couple of days

Munchyseeds2 · 10/05/2025 11:17

Thuja tablets worked for my DD, just watched it disappear over a matter of days

Lovelysummerdays · 10/05/2025 10:58

I had loads for years and then made a concentrated effort. Froze them and went in with cuticle clippers and cut loads of dead skin away. Filed everything down. Refroze a week later more self surgery, Repeated a couple more times must of triggered an immune response as the skin healed like normal and never had one since inn25 years.

seaduck · 10/05/2025 10:56

I had swift treatment at the podiatrist, it was expensive and painful but it worked. I think if you have lots (I had just one absolutely massive stubborn one, it was the size of a 20p coin and very painful to walk on) the pain might be a barrier though. It's quick pain over in a second, and doesnt hurt afterwards but is really bad in the moment.

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DeepWriter · 10/05/2025 10:54

How many do you have? I have 10.

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MymblesMother · 10/05/2025 10:49

I had several really stubborn veruccas that didn’t respond to over the counter treatments. I went to see a chiropodist regularly who used a topical treatment initially with limited success, then she used a silver nitrate pencil and also cut away the skin/top of the veruccas to get the treatment right into the verucca. I went fortnightly for a couple of months and the veruccas completely cleared up. This was several years ago and touch wood they have never returned.

AstonUniversityPotholeDepartment · 10/05/2025 10:46

I had two for months and tried everything. Then I slightly broke the skin on my foot next to one while filing, by accident. The verruca was gone in a couple of days. I then nicked the skin of my foot deliberately next to the other verruca, and then that one fell out too.

However, I'd just started trying Wartner pens at the time, so maybe it was the pen that did it.

Sunshineandrainbow · 10/05/2025 10:45

Mrbingleysbuttons · 10/05/2025 10:44

Same here...years of them in a cluster. Tried with banana peels on foot after hearing about it and within a week they were gone.

Wrapped banana peel over the area, used tape and then wore a sock overnight.

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Did you just do this overnight or keep on in the day too.

Mine has definitely improved with duct tape

Mrbingleysbuttons · 10/05/2025 10:44

SoMentallyDrained · 10/05/2025 10:01

Banana trick worked for me

Same here...years of them in a cluster. Tried with banana peels on foot after hearing about it and within a week they were gone.

Wrapped banana peel over the area, used tape and then wore a sock overnight.

Daisiesanddaffodils24 · 10/05/2025 10:36

Vitamin A is supposed to be effective but NEVER use while pregnant or trying to get pregnant as it can harm your baby.

INeedAnotherName · 10/05/2025 10:28

I couldn't get rid of mine from over the counter stuff. Turns out if you have an auto immune condition then it's highly likely they won't work.

I tried the Swift treatment with a podiatrist and was the best money I ever spent. You need approximately three treatments (one a month). It can hurt but only while they are doing it.

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DeepWriter · 10/05/2025 10:27

I’m already pregnant and they’re still here haha. I’ve actually got a couple new ones.

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MsDDxx · 10/05/2025 10:26

I had a couple for years.

They disappeared as soon as I got pregnant.

You could try that?

Campbellcarrotsoup · 10/05/2025 10:25

The private chiropodists charge an arm and a leg to freeze verrucas and it's not that effective. I frequently have them. I have had two for 10 years they've just disappeared . I stopped trying to treat them 5 years ago. Still got one stubborn little bugger left. I occasionally get little warts on my fingers but they disappear quickly with bazuka but I also thi k that's cause i notice them immediately. We just have a genet8c predisposition and maybe a slightly weakened immune system

Lemonz · 10/05/2025 10:22

I've had verrucas for nearly 20 years. I gave up on them long ago. I doubt they'll ever go. They are quite small and not painful so I can't be bothered to keep fighting a losing battle.

BarneyOreilly · 10/05/2025 10:20

I had one for about five years which I gave up on and it disappeared never to return. Your immune system has to decide to fight it really. Before that when I had one I went to a chiropodist who put strong acid on it and it dropped off over a month or so. And I took Thuja supplements.

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DeepWriter · 10/05/2025 10:11

Honestly same. I’ve had Veruccas most of my life. I might be Veruccas free for a year or two but they just keep coming back. Do your verrucas ever bother you? I wonder why were we have verrucas haha

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KimberleyClark · 10/05/2025 10:05

FrenchandSaunders · 10/05/2025 08:47

I had an horrific one on the side of my foot for years. Nothing over the counter worked … went on a weekend away with a hot tub and it disappeared a week later.

God knows what chemical they use 🤷🏼‍♀️

🤢🤮🤮

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