Q. My husband has a plantar wart on the bottom of his foot. It is on the pad near the big toe. Have any of your readers been successful with home remedies? A. We’ve been collecting wart remedies for ...

Foot warts can be common warts, plantar warts, or periungal warts. They develop when a certain strand of HPV infects a cut or open wound. You can get rid of them with salicylic acid products or by ...

Plantar warts are small, noncancerous growths on the soles that occur due to a human papillomavirus (HPV) strain. While anyone can get plantar warts, they are most common in children and teenagers.

Q. I had a painful, swollen plantar wart on the bottom of my foot for more than a year. I had it removed surgically, but it came back with a vengeance. The pain became unbearable and made it hard to ...

Dear Joe and Teresa Graedon: I had a painful, swollen plantar wart on the bottom of my foot for more than a year. I had it removed surgically but it came back with a vengeance. The pain became ...

Have you ever woken up with sore heels, struggling to place your foot flat on the ground? If so, you might be suffering from plantar fasciitis, a common and completely treatable condition. While it ...

Your doctor may try applying topical solutions such as salicylic acid to eliminate the plantar warts. Such treatment may take several weeks to be effective. Burning, freezing with liquid nitrogen, ...

At first, Mark*, 33, thought the hard, slightly itchy spot on the ball of his left foot was just a callus. His feet weren’t used to the rigorous training he’d undertaken for his first half marathon.

Bottom-of-the-foot pain can result from injuries, including sprains and fractures, or other health conditions like flat feet and arthritis. The location of the pain can help identify the cause. Many ...