Warts

Warts are small, rough skin growths caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). They’re common, usually harmless, and often appear on the hands, feet, or face. Many warts clear on their own over months, but stubborn, spreading, painful, or recurring warts respond faster to professional treatment – and some growths that look like warts need a proper check to rule out other conditions.

At Elegance Clinic, Dr. Ashutosh Shah diagnoses and removes Warts – including resistant and recurring ones – with methods chosen to clear them effectively and minimise scarring.

What Are Warts?

Warts develop when HPV infects the top layer of skin and makes it grow faster, forming a firm, rough bump. They spread by contact – skin to skin, or via shared surfaces and personal items. Not every rough growth is a wart, so diagnosis matters.

Common types include:

• Common warts (hands, fingers)
• Plantar warts / verrucae (soles of the feet, often painful)
• Flat warts (face and legs, often multiple)
• Filiform warts (thread-like, around the face)
• Periungual warts (around the nails)

Causes of Warts

Warts are caused by HPV and spread more easily with:

• Direct contact with a wart (yours or someone else’s)
• Shared floors, towels, or footwear (verrucae)
• Cuts, cracks, or broken skin
• Nail biting or picking (spreads them along fingers)
• Excess sweating
• Lowered immunity

Symptoms of Warts

Signs of Warts include:

• Firm, rough, raised bumps on the skin
• Tiny black dots within the wart (clotted vessels)
• Pain or tenderness when on the sole (verrucae)
• Clusters or spreading in one area
• Thread-like growths on the face (filiform)
• Warts that flatten and multiply (flat warts)

How Warts Are Treated

At Elegance Clinic, Dr. Ashutosh Shah confirms the diagnosis first, then selects treatment based on the wart type, location, and how stubborn it is.

Treatment options include:

• Cryotherapy (freezing)
• Electrocautery or radiofrequency removal
• Topical medical treatments (salicylic acid, others)
• Minor procedural removal for resistant warts
• Care chosen to reduce scarring, especially on the face
• Advice to prevent spread and recurrence

When Treatment Is Worth It

Many Warts clear on their own, particularly in children. Professional treatment makes most sense when a wart is:

• Painful (especially on the feet)
• Spreading or multiplying
• On the face or another visible area
• Recurring or not responding to home treatment
• Persistent in an adult or someone with low immunity

The value is faster, cleaner clearance with less scarring – not treating growths that would resolve anyway.

Why Choose Elegance Clinic?

Patients trust Dr. Ashutosh Shah and Elegance Clinic for Warts because we offer:

• Accurate diagnosis, ruling out lookalike growths
• Removal methods matched to wart type and site
• Experience with stubborn and recurring warts
• Attention to minimal scarring on visible areas
• Personalized, evidence-based treatment
• Advice to reduce spread and recurrence

Book Your Consultation in Surat

If you have a painful verruca, a facial wart, or warts that keep coming back, consult Dr. Ashutosh Shah at Elegance Clinic for safe, effective removal.

When to See a Doctor

See a dermatologist for a Wart that:

• Is painful, bleeding, or changing in appearance
• Grows quickly or won’t respond to treatment
• Appears on the face or genitals
• Multiplies or spreads rapidly
• Occurs with diabetes or a weakened immune system
• You’re unsure is actually a wart

A growth assumed to be a wart that bleeds, grows, or resists treatment occasionally turns out to be something else, including skin cancer – which is why an accurate diagnosis matters before treatment.