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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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Notsuchafattynow · 10/05/2025 08:51

The only thing that worked for us was black gaffer tape freshly applied each night. Worked imeadatly.

CompletelyFlopped · 10/05/2025 08:50

I had one as a teen/early twenties that was there for about 5 years. It was huge and I tried everything! Even tried cutting it out myself a couple of times (vv painful!! Don't advise!!) but even cutting bits of it off it still persisted and grew back!

I eventually reached the end of my tether and thought I'd have to live with it forever, and then it went! I feel like it was simply there to annoy me and when I couldn't be bothered to fight the bugger anymore, he decided to piss off!

So...yours is probably about to disappear if it's own accord! If it doesn't - go to the doctor and ask them to remove it for you. I wish I had done that (in hindsight!)

strawberry12345 · 10/05/2025 08:49

I had one for 5 years, tried everything including freezing. In the end Wart Away from Holland and Barrett worked in a matter of days

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DeepWriter · 10/05/2025 08:49

I honestly think I have. I’ve tried so many things.

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Gnarab24 · 10/05/2025 08:48

I had one for 12 years before I finally made a very determined effort to get rid of it. I figured it was here to stay otherwise.
I used high strength bazuka for 4 months (the instructions say only 2 weeks) and eventually it went.
It was a frustratingly tenacious virus though.

ThatCyanCat · 10/05/2025 08:47

If the home remedies won't work, see a chiropodist.

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DeepWriter · 10/05/2025 08:47

I’ve tried freezing but they always come back :(

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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 🤷🏼‍♀️

CocoPlum · 10/05/2025 08:46

Have you tried Thuja cream? V cheap on amazon and amazingly effective.

neverknowinglyunreasonable · 10/05/2025 08:46

You need to negotiate with them. What do they want? What can you offer them? Gain their trust.

Either that or freeze them off.