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Children and Verrucas

“My child has a verruca; how can I get rid of it?” This is a common question that I get asked often, because it’s common for children to get verrucas. What might surprise you though, is my answer to this… Is your child in any pain or discomfort? Verrucas are a harmless skin virus, they…

What Is Swift?

Don’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of the Swift treatment before. It’s a new technology, that was launched in the UK back in 2016. In fact, I was one of the first clinics to invest in the swift treatment and it’s transformed my treatment of verrucas ever since! I often get asked, what’s the…

A Verruca Success Story

Lea’s verrucas before treatment I expect you have landed here because you are sick and tired of trying to shift that embarrassing, ugly, painful, lumpy verruca, yes? Let me guess, you have tried ‘everything’, from duct tape, bazooka gel and that freezing stuff you can get in the pharmacy and none of it has worked,…

Verruca: What is it?

Officially, its a viral skin infection of the outer (epidermal) layer of skin caused by the human papilloma virus. In normal terms – a verruca is a foot wart, caused by a virus. Much like the common cold, there’s many different types of the virus. Luckily, like the common cold, you don’t need to know…

A Client Case Study – Potty Purple Pod & The Verruca That Wasn’t

Let’s set the scene Malcolm had suffered for 2 years with a painful foot, he thought he had a Verruca. He treated it at home with the usual preparations, it didn’t go and got more painful. He complained to his wife (a lot), he complained to his practice nurse (she gave him some ‘stuff’ to…

“What’s the best treatment for a Verruca?” the unwanted truth

How to get rid of a Verruca: assessing the risks versus the benefits. “What is the best treatment for a Verruca?” and How to get rid of a verruca are questions I get asked a lot, sadly the truth is most people don’t want to hear the difficult answer . Why? Because it’s like asking how…