Huzzah, another rite of passage for DD <hmm> - Tell me about verrucas...

[TheFool]

Yay.

Are we best of freezing the bugger with that stuff, or something else?

You can try that or duct tape

Yep, it's a real treatment.

Ignore the verruca if you can.

You really don't want to kill it as the body many not have the chance to make the antibodies against the HPV, and another verruca will appear in the future.

We discovered a verruca on DD earlier this year and now it has turned black. She has put up with a couple of months of very mild discomfort (when she thinks about it).

I'm worried about it spreading to everyone else - random barefoot lessons in school, gymnastics is bare foot etc I can get her one of those sock things for swimming.

You don't need to worry about spreading it to others. By the time the verruca is evident, there will have been loads of opportunities to spread the virus. A case of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Oooh really? Like with measles n stuff?

my dd had one on her little toe - it was quite big and she's only just 3. Noticed it about 6 months ago and she's never let me near it... Went to visit my dad in london last week and strangely enough it just suddenly fell off but i've had mine for about 4 years now