Warts are a common problem, but that doesn’t make them any less bothersome when they’re affecting you. That’s doubly true if you have a wart that hasn’t responded to at-home treatment like salicylic acid or has come back after you thought it was gone.
If you’ve got a stubborn wart on your hands (or feet or anywhere else), we have good news. Here at Vittori Foot & Ankle Specialist, Christopher Vittori, DPM, and Ameet Thakrar, DPM, have a leading-edge way to precisely, effectively target this skin problem.
Visit us at either of our offices in Homer Glen or New Lenox, Illinois, so we can see if Swift® microwave therapy is the right treatment for your wart.
Because warts are such a common problem, medical researchers have developed quite a few ways to treat them. For years, Dr. Thakrar and Dr. Vittori have been using options like cryotherapy and prescription-strength salicylic acid to eradicate warts.
Sometimes, though, a wart can be particularly stubborn. If it hasn’t responded to other treatment or comes back after you thought it was healed, it’s probably time to change tack.
At that point, we can explore using Swift microwave therapy. This gives us a precise way to target the infection causing your wart on a cellular level.
Swift technology allows us to send microwave energy into your wart. The microwaves penetrate deep enough to get to the root of the wart, but not so deep that they have a significant impact on other nearby tissue.
As the microwaves go into the wart, they create heat in the area. This encourages your body to direct more resources toward fighting the infection and generating healthy cells in the area.
Multiple studies have revealed the effectiveness of this treatment. One study pointed to its ability to remove plantar warts, which are notoriously difficult to treat. Another highlighted microwave therapy as a good option for kids, underscoring both its safety and effectiveness.
As its name suggests, Swift treatment is fast. You only need a few seconds of direct treatment for the microwaves to target the cells making up your wart.
Most stubborn warts need a series of treatments to be fully healed. Usually, three or four sessions are enough to get rid of the wart.
Fortunately, there’s no downtime with Swift. You can continue on with your normal daily activities right after each appointment.
If you’re dealing with a stubborn wart, Swift could be the solution. To find out if it’s right for you, call our team here at Vittori Foot & Ankle Specialist, or schedule an appointment online today.
