Warts are annoying, embarrassing and sometimes painful — especially on the bottom of your foot. If you have tried freezing kits and wart pads from the pharmacy and the wart is still there, or it has spread, it’s time for wart removal in Springville, UT.
Warts are caused by a common virus, and some are stubborn. Our providers have several in-office treatments to clear them, and we can often see you the same day.
When You Need Wart Removal
See us when a wart has lasted more than a few months, is spreading or multiplying, is painful to walk on, or is on the face or genitals. Anyone with diabetes, poor circulation or a weakened immune system should have warts treated by a provider rather than at home.
Warts spread through tiny breaks in the skin — from shared showers, pool decks, nail biting or shaving. Treating them early keeps them from spreading to other areas or to family members. A growth that bleeds, changes or doesn’t look like your other warts should be examined, because a few skin cancers can look like warts.
Children get warts often, and a wart on a child’s hand or foot is usually not a cause for worry. Still, painful warts, warts that spread quickly, or warts that make a child self-conscious are worth treating. Our providers keep treatment as comfortable as possible for younger patients.
Our Wart Removal Process
Your provider confirms the growth is a wart and chooses a treatment based on its size, type and location. The most common option is cryotherapy — freezing the wart with liquid nitrogen. Other options include medicines applied in the office, prescription treatments to use at home, and for stubborn warts, laser treatment or removal.
Most warts need more than one treatment, usually two to four weeks apart. A blister or crust may form after freezing, and the area usually heals within four to seven days. Plantar warts on the feet often take a little longer to clear.
To keep warts from spreading or coming back, avoid picking or shaving over them, wear sandals in locker rooms and pool areas, keep feet dry, and don’t share towels or nail clippers. Covering a wart with a bandage helps protect others in the house. If a wart keeps returning after several treatments, your provider may switch to a different method or check whether the growth is truly a wart.
Wart Removal Cost in Springville
Wart treatment is usually billed to health insurance as medical care. Your cost depends on your plan, the treatment used and how many visits it takes. Ask our front desk to help you check your coverage.
Why Choose Us
Your wart care is led by a practice whose founder, Dr. Michael Peterson, is board-certified in dermatology and dermatopathology. Our physician assistants and nurse practitioner practice dermatology full time, so they see conditions like yours every week. We offer same-day appointments at our Springville office, telehealth follow-ups from your phone, and offices in Provo, Tooele and St. George. Daily Herald readers voted us first in the Best of Utah Valley from 2019 through 2023.
Wart removal is one of the treatments offered by our medical dermatology team in Springville.