Verruca Treatment

Dealing with a stubborn or painful verruca? At Matt Raden Podiatry in Weston Turville, Aylesbury, we provide safe, effective, and clinically proven treatment options tailored to your unique needs. Rather than relying on unpredictable and often painful home remedies, our experienced podiatry team offers professional interventions designed to effectively target the tissue and restore your comfort.

Our Tailored Treatment Options

We understand that every patient is different. During your appointment, we will recommend the best approach based on the location of your verruca, your pain levels, previous treatment history, and your daily lifestyle.

High-Strength Salicylic Acid Therapy

‍We utilize specialist, high-concentration ointments that are significantly more potent than over-the-counter options. We have a 75% success rate with this method in our clinic.

• The Process: Your podiatrist will carefully debride (gently remove) any overlying callus to expose the verruca tissue and tiny blood vessels. We then safely and precisely apply the potent solution, ensuring it does not exceed the margins of the verruca to protect your healthy skin. Finally, the area is safely occluded with two specific types of tape.
• Aftercare: The dressing must be kept completely dry for four days following the application.
• Follow-up: You will return to the clinic in two weeks for a reassessment and re-treatment.

Verruca Dry Needling

‍This fast procedure has a fantastic success rate and is designed to unmask the viral cells, triggering your body’s natural immune response to clear the verruca from the inside out.

• The Process: This treatment is performed under local anaesthetic to the area beneath the verruca, making it a completely painless procedure. We use a very thin, sterile needle to repeatedly puncture the lesion, driving the cells deeper into the skin layers where your immune system can detect and fight them.
• What to Expect: The procedure is quick, highly targeted, and causes minimal bleeding due to the fine size of the needle.

Cryotherapy (Freezing)

‍Cryotherapy utilizes liquid nitrogen to rapidly freeze and destroy the affected tissue.

• The Process: Similar to our acid therapy, we prepare the area by thoroughly debriding the surface layer. We then apply the liquid nitrogen in three consecutive bursts. Each application lasts between 20 to 30 seconds, depending entirely on the size and depth of the verruca.

What to Expect During Your Visit

When you visit our clinic in Weston Turville, Aylesbury, you are in expert hands. We will never rush you into a treatment. Instead, we take the time to thoroughly assess the area and discuss the practicalities of each option. For example, if your lifestyle means you cannot keep a dressing dry for four days, we may guide you toward dry needling or cryotherapy.

Ready to Walk Comfortably Again?

If you are struggling with painful or stubborn verrucas, even if previous treatments elsewhere have failed come in and see us. Contact Matt Raden Podiatry today to schedule your consultation and take the first step toward clear, healthy feet.