Persistent child's verucca

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I had about three really big ones under neath my toes. I tried everything and after literally digging them out and making them bleed I covered them with duct tape and they went.

[kittikins]

Thanks ladies some good advice here. Have got some duct tape and she is duct taped up tonight! They are hurting her when she walks, and have tried pulling the centre out but it makes her cry. I think if the vinegar stings this would be a no go, she seems to have a low pain threshold!

Amelya - your rct experiment made me laugh - we have been learning about those at uni recently! Yes we've also tried Salactol, just stinks to high heaven with no effect!

We tried putting a waterproof plaster on her veruccas when she went swimming recently and they just kept falling off! I think we will need to buy a sock, horrid things that they are, will try the talc trick I think!

I will persist with the Bazuka and duct tape and see what happens I think.

[Chocolate Lips]

I read last night that Bazuka works eventually, but it can take months of daily applying before it finally comes away. Let us know how you get on with the tape, I'm going to try it tomorrow night.

[cheeky_biscuit]

Dd2 has a verucca that we spotted a week ago; this thread spurred me on and we've started bazooka tonight; it says in the pack 12weeks so we will persist. Shall we do a regular verucca update and then get a paper published with stats on duct tape vs bazooka etc? I'm sure New Scientist would snap it up.
Today's progress; 1 verucca on ball of right foot of 4yr old. 1 application of bazooka - no change....

[Amelya]

Thanks ladies some good advice here. Have got some duct tape and she is duct taped up tonight! They are hurting her when she walks, and have tried pulling the centre out but it makes her cry. I think if the vinegar stings this would be a no go, she seems to have a low pain threshold!

Amelya - your rct experiment made me laugh - we have been learning about those at uni recently! Yes we've also tried Salactol, just stinks to high heaven with no effect!

We tried putting a waterproof plaster on her veruccas when she went swimming recently and they just kept falling off! I think we will need to buy a sock, horrid things that they are, will try the talc trick I think!

I will persist with the Bazuka and duct tape and see what happens I think.

Vinegar = less stinging - more throbbing IME. RCTs are fab!

[Rosa]

My doctor told me the pain from a verucca is the build up of hard skin, rather than the actual verucca, so if you file and gouge them (yuck) they don't hurt as much.

[kittikins]

Dd2 has a verucca that we spotted a week ago; this thread spurred me on and we've started bazooka tonight; it says in the pack 12weeks so we will persist. Shall we do a regular verucca update and then get a paper published with stats on duct tape vs bazooka etc? I'm sure New Scientist would snap it up.
Today's progress; 1 verucca on ball of right foot of 4yr old. 1 application of bazooka - no change....

Well we've been applying the duct tape every night and every morning as many of you suggested and they are definitely disappearing! The black seeds are decreasing and they aren't as painful, hooray!

[cheeky_biscuit]

That sounds good kitti, progress here with Bazooka is good- it's now a hole rather than a mound. Not sure when to stop though?

[kittikins]

That sounds good kitti, progress here with Bazooka is good- it's now a hole rather than a mound. Not sure when to stop though?

keep going I think until it's all gone. sounds positive for you, much better than with Bazooka in this house!

[Rosa]

Anyone had any luck with these remedies? I've been putting cider vinegar on mine each night under a plaster for the last two nights, I'm so fed up of it Not sure if its working I can never get duct tape to stay on!