If you’ve recently spent time at a public pool (indoor or out) or taken showers at the gym, you may be at risk of developing a plantar wart. Plantar warts are caused by an infection that enters the ...

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 DR. ROACH: I have had plantar warts on both feet for decades. Unfortunately, they are on the pressure points of my feet (balls and heels). Nothing seems to eradicate the virus. I have tried ...

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 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I have had plantar warts on both feet for decades. Unfortunately, they are on the pressure points of my feet ...

Q: You have written that soaking a foot in hot water may help banish plantar warts. I have a different approach. For several years, I cared for my elderly mother, who had stubborn plantar warts. Her ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had plantar warts on both feet for decades. Unfortunately, they are on the pressure points of my feet (balls and heels). Nothing seems to eradicate the virus. I have tried ...

A plantar fibroma is a fibrous knot, or nodule, in the arch of the foot. This nodule is embedded in the plantar fascia — a band of tissue spanning from heel to toe along the bottom of the foot. A ...