Are you sick of dealing with those pesky warts? Well, Great Neck Family Foot Care is here to inform you of their brand new, effective Swift Technology used to treat and prevent the emergence of warts. Verrucae, also known as plantar warts, is a common foot issue people deal with on a regular basis. It can often be embarrassing and difficult trying to cover up these warts due to their appearance and placement. Most often, patients will get these types of warts on the bottom of their feet or on the balls of their heels. Luckily, you don’t have to be embarrassed any longer! If you have been searching for a podiatrist in Nassau County to help treat your plantar warts, visit Dr. Hochstein at Great Neck Family Foot Care. We want to help keep your feet wart-free for the foreseeable future! Continue reading to learn more about our Swift Technology and how it can help treat your plantar warts:
Swift Technology for Verrucae Treatment
What is Swift?
Swift is a new licensed technology, proven to be successful in the removal of skin lesions, such as plantar warts. It utilizes microwave energy through a specialized probe to target and effectively treats affected tissues. Depending on how an individual’s warts respond to the treatment, Swift will resolve skin lesions in just 2-3 treatments. Each treatment is typically recommended to be within 4-week gaps of each other. To find out if this treatment is right for you, a podiatrist in Nassau County will give you a full assessment to determine what the next steps for you should be.
Does it hurt?
The Swift technology is said to be similar to the pain one would feel from a small scratch or injection. Any minor amount of pain the patient may feel should only last for a few seconds before quickly subsiding. Some patients may experience feelings of soreness after the treatment, but it should not be strong enough to impair their normal day-to-day activities. If you do wind up experiencing more pain then you initially anticipated, contact your podiatrist in Nassau County right away!
What is a plantar wart?
Plantar warts or verrucae warts are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). This particular type of virus attacks the skin on the bottom of the feet. The HPV virus is contracted from direct contact and can be picked up very easily through cracks or breaks in the skin. The HPV virus thrives in moist, damp environments making puddles, locker room floors, and swimming pool tiles are a bevy for HPV. Plantar Warts will usually cause pain or tenderness in the area where the wart is located. Plantar warts tend to be circular in shape and can be either lighter or darker than the surrounding skin. It’s important to look out for these rough surface nodules on the bottom of your feet in order to properly diagnose them.
When is it time to see a podiatrist in Nassau County?
- The lesion on your foot is bleeding, painful, or has changed color.
- Any treatment you’ve tried hasn’t worked, and the wart multiplies/reoccurs.
- You experience discomfort often and it’s preventing you from doing regular activities.
- You have diabetes.
- You have poor sensation in your feet.
- You have a weakened immune system due to immune-suppressing drugs or an immune system disorder.
- You are unsure if the lesion is a wart or not.
If you have been searching for a podiatrist in Nassau County, visit Dr. Hochstein at Great Neck Family Foot Care. We can help diagnose and treat your plantar warts, keeping them away for good. If you are interested in our Swift technology or are in need of a podiatrist to help diagnose your skin lesions, contact Dr. Hochstein at Great Neck Family Foot Care to schedule an appointment.
Resolution and patient experience are the primary highlights that separate Swift from other methods of treatment. Essentially, the speed of the treatment is where patients have been giving positive feedback. The verrucae show little signs of weakness, making the virus a daily nuisance. Swift attacks the verrucae at its heart, using state-of-the-art microwave technology. Typically lasting five seconds, the microwave energy passes safely through the skin layers, generating heat inside the verrucae that treat the infected tissue. By doing so, this triggers the bodies’ immune response, indicating that it needs to fight the infected virus.
For further information regarding swift and this innovative technology, please visit their website.
See Below for a Video of Dr. Hochstein Performing This Verrucae Treatment!
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The podiatrists at Great Neck Family Foot Care are trained and Board Certified foot and ankle surgeons that treat all foot disorders. Doctors on-call 24/7 for emergencies.
Have a question? Call us at (516) 482-5999 or fill out the form below.
The podiatrists at Great Neck Family Foot Care are trained and Board Certified foot and ankle surgeons that treat all foot disorders. Doctors on-call 24/7 for emergencies.
Have a question? Call us at (516) 482-5999 or fill out the form below.
