All About Warts

Millions of people suffer with warts, warts are unattractive and embarrassing. Left untreated, warts can spread to other parts of the body. All warts are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). HPV is a virus that attacks the outer skin layer causing the formation of non-cancerous skin growths (warts). The appearance of a wart depends on where it is growing. Warts are usually skin colored and feel rough to the touch but they can also appear dark, flat and/or smooth. Warts are usually indirectly passed from person to person and the time from first contact until a wart appears is often several months. Warts normally occur in areas where the skin has been broken. This explains why warts often appear on the hands, feet, knees, legs and face. Once a person has contacted warts, generally more are introduced to other sites on the body by a process called autoinoculation. A weakened immune system is primarily responsible for the proliferation of warts and can make wart removal difficult. The 7 most common types of warts and wart pictures appear below.

Common Warts

Common warts are rough, flesh colored growths that are raised above the skins surface and usually found on the hands.

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Plantar Warts

Plantar warts are usually found on the soles (plantar area) of the feet and look like hard, thick patches of skin with dark specks. Most Plantar warts do not stick up above the skins surface because the pressure of walking flattens them and pushes them back into the skin. Planter warts have a bad reputation as they can be very painful.

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Seed Warts

Seed warts are also referred to as Common or Plantar warts and have a tiny black dot in the center resembling a seed. Seed warts are small, hard bumps that are flesh colored and appear rounded and elevated with a tiny black dot in the center. The black dot is a capillary vessel that carries blood to the wart.

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Flat Warts

Flat warts have a flat appearance and are smaller and smoother than other types of warts. They are pink or light brown in color and tend to grow in large numbers. They can occur anywhere but usually appear on the face, neck, arms and legs. Flat warts are often spread by shaving.

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Filiform Warts

Filiform warts are long, narrow and have a protruding finger-like shape to their appearance. Filiform warts are growths that usually occur on the eyelids, face, neck or lips. People frequently come into contact with filiform warts by sharing linens or products associated with facial use.

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Periungual Warts

Periungual warts are found under and around the toenails and fingernails. They appear as rough, irregular bumps and can affect nail growth.

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Genital Warts

Genital warts are found in the genital area, around the anus, within the rectum or vagina. They range in color from flesh to gray and often grow together to form cauliflower-like masses and in some cases are too small to see. HPV and genital warts are usually spread by skin to skin contact during intercourse with someone with the virus.

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*For proper diagnosis of all skin conditions please consult a doctor.

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