Topical treatment for warts and verrucas

Topical treatment includes wart paints containing salicylic acid or similar compounds, which work by removing the dead surface skin cells. I recommend Salactol Paint.
The paint is applied once daily. Treatment with wart paint usually makes the wart smaller and less uncomfortable; 70% of warts resolve within twelve weeks of daily applications.
• Soften the wart by soaking in a bath or bowl of hot soapy water.
• Rub the wart surface with a piece of pumice stone or emery board.
• Apply wart paint or gel accurately, allowing it to dry.
• Cover with plaster or duct tape.
If the wart paint makes the skin sore, stop treatment until the discomfort has settled, then recommence as above. Take care to keep the chemical off normal skin.

How about other methods?

Other methods have scientifically not proven more successful and are often not available on the NHS

Pitfalls

• Not trying for long enough
• Not being persistent with the treatment