verrucas question

wishuponastar

I'm not sure which strength of Bazuka you tried before, but if it wasn't the extra strength one, then it may be worth trying the stronger one (26%). Just remember to let the gel drip on to the verruca and not let it touch the nozzle as otherwise you would be contaminating the nozzle and potentially re-infecting every time you apply. You won't need nail polish either as once the gel is dry it does the same thing.

cashewnut

Going for a walk barefoot on a sandy beach/paddling in the sea got rid of mine when I was about 15. Bazzuca and the chiropodist only ever seemed to work temporarily

EmmyLou30

Shame they don't freeze them at the surgery any more. They give you some BS about the body naturally fighting it off (but this could take 18 months or more in which time you've probably infected the whole family) and that the freezing didn't work (even though it blatantly did). As a kid you went to the nurse, got a very cold blast of something in a big canister till it hurt so they knew it had gotten right in there. Couple freezes like that and it was gone. Now to save money they tell you to use these home kits. Took me a year to remove the last one I picked up at the gym >:-( Persistence is the key.

UnluckyT

ive been prescribed a gel paint called salactil for mine from the dr. applied twice daily and left to dry each time.
then have been filling at it with a foot file. its taking a while, but doing something to them. im also taking zinc to boost my immune system as i read somewhere its supposed to help.
i remember as a child having bottles of acid to put my feet into at home for them.

suejb2

I used corn plasters. They contain salicylic acid, works for me.

divadee

I tried every treatment under the sun for mine. I paid hundreds of pounds in total over 2 years. Nothing worked. Then one day it just went. Gp had told me it would but I still spent £££'s trying to get rid of the damn thing. 3 X chiropodists failed. All home treatments failed. So maybe time is what you need.

CathA

I tried everything for years, Bazooka, stronger stuff from the doctor, nothing worked. Then I read about apple cider vinegar so thought I'd give it a go.

When I'd had a bath, I'd file it as much as I could with a pumice stone, then put apple cider vinegar on some cotton wool and tape that over it, either with duct tape or plasters. I will tell you that it was incredibly painful, really eye-wateringly so, but it worked in a few weeks where everything else hadn't. Google it, there's loads of info out there about it.

cherylsurrey

The only thing that worked for me was a treatment called "Dry needling", I went to see a podiatrist who did it and it really worked, where nothing else did. I dont know why more places dont offer it, as it is so successful at getting rid of them. You cant get this treatment on the NHS though.

Person_one

GwylimT wrote: »

Which is a type of herpes.

No it isn't.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_papillomavirus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_simplex

iammumtoone

CathA wrote: »

I tried everything for years, Bazooka, stronger stuff from the doctor, nothing worked. Then I read about apple cider vinegar so thought I'd give it a go.

When I'd had a bath, I'd file it as much as I could with a pumice stone, then put apple cider vinegar on some cotton wool and tape that over it, either with duct tape or plasters. I will tell you that it was incredibly painful, really eye-wateringly so, but it worked in a few weeks where everything else hadn't. Google it, there's loads of info out there about it.

I had read about cider vinegar I am glad you posted about it, I now know to avoid it! He is only 9 and as much as I want to get rid of them I can't see him standing for this treatment.

We are back to using the bazuka again, unfortunately I am not sure if a stronger one will be suitable, he already complains if I get a bit on his skin.

At least one good thing about constant treatment (whatever method) is they don't appear to be getting any bigger. He has had them for over a year so at the moment I think this is the best I can hope for.