Appointments at Aelfric Court, Eynsham
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Verruca Treatment
Verruca Treatment
Initial Appointment
- £95
A 45-60 minute appointment dedicated to your feet! This includes a thorough assessment, treatment options will be discussed in full and initial treatment commenced & a bespoke management plan will be formulated.
Treatment for children aged under 11 not offered
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An initial assessment includes a thorough appraisal of your medical history and a neurovascular review; where your pedal (foot) pulses will be checked with handheld Doppler ultrasound (this is non-invasive) and nerve function professionally assessed.
We will discuss the conservative options available, what you have tried already and address any concurrent issues.
Treatment options include: -
Cryotherapy
Silver Nitrate
Trichloracetic Acid
Salicylic Acid
Formalin
Spirularin VS
Verrutop
Indicated for stubborn verrucas that have not responded to other topical treatments.
Falknor's Needling for recalcitrant verrucas. 70% success rate.
Combination Therapy
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A management plan will be discussed and all treatments are completed with a relaxing foot massage (avoiding the areas with verruca).
​PLEASE NOTE: I do not offer verruca excision, Swift microwave, or lasers for verrucas.
If you've not had your verruca(s) long and/or haven't tried any treatments yet, or you're not even sure whether it IS a verruca - book in for a Routine Podiatry appointment and we'll go from there.
PLEASE NOTE: All takeaway medicaments will incur an additional fee (scroll to end to see more information).
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** FOOT FACT: UP TO 90% OF VERRUCAS SPONTANEOUSLY RESOLVE WITHIN 10 MONTHS **
What is a Verruca?
Verruca (plantar wart) is a skin infection caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).
Verruca are made up of complex proteins and invade the outermost layer of the skin (epidermis) where there are no circulating immune cells; i.e. your immune system ignores them. It usually appears as a plaque of hard skin with an irregular border and can have black dots (blood vessels) scattered throughout.
Verruca can be very painful and can appear on any part of the body (warts).
A quick test to check whether it's a verruca or a corn - verrucas are painful when you squeeze them, corns are sore when you apply direct pressure to the thickened skin.
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It is important to remember that HPV is contagious and can be spread to others.
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Fees
Cryotherapy one lesion included in Initial Appointment fee, additional lesions will be charged at £25 per lesion or verruca.
Verrutop & 250ml bottle of surgical spirit included in Initial Assessment fee, thereafter £19.99 plus appointment fee
Silver nitrate included in Initial Assessment fee; pen is multi-use and can be brought to follow-up appointments. If a new pen is required, this will be chargeable.
Salicylic Acid included in Initial Assessment fee, further bottles will incur a charge.
Trichloracetic Acid - £14.99 pen plus appointment fee; pen is multi-use
Spirularin VS (10ml) £14.99 plus appointment fee
Formalin included in Initial Assessment, thereafter additional fee in addition to follow-up appointment charge.
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Falknor's Needling is a surgical procedure - £345; includes two follow-up appointments
Verrutop Treatment
Please note: You will require a minimum of 3 follow-up appointments at 7-10 day intervals.
These are £45-60 per appointment plus £19.99 per vial of Verrutop (typically only one vial required per appointment).
If we have elected to use another product, you must bring this along to your follow-up appointments please to avoid additional charges.
Silver Nitrate
Please note: You will require a number of follow-up appointments, typically at 1 - 4 week intervals.
These are either 15 minute (£35) or 30 minute (£60) appointments, depending on the location of the verruca and how many verrucas you have.
You must bring your silver nitrate stick (issued to you at your initial appointment) to your follow-up appointments please to avoid additional charges.