Microwaves have made modern life more convenient and comfortable — and not just when it comes to heating food. You can harness the power of microwaves to level-up your body’s ability to fight human papillomavirus (HPV).
That’s great news for anyone who struggles with stubborn foot warts, especially painful plantar warts. With sandal season right around the corner, you might be feeling particularly annoyed about any unwelcome growths on your feet. Fortunately, a specialized treatment using microwaves can help.
Christopher Vittori, DPM, and Ameet Thakrar, DPM, offer Swift microwave therapy to address warts right here at Vittori Foot & Ankle Specialist in Homer Glen and New Lenox, Illinois. This FDA-cleared, noninvasive treatment gives you a way to address the problem at its root.
Warts are essentially an infection. They develop because HPV gets into your skin somehow, usually through a small cut, and the infection takes hold.
Other treatments, like cutting and freezing, aim to physically remove the infection. Swift microwave therapy works differently.
During treatment, Dr. Thakrar or Dr. Vittori directs controlled microwave frequencies into the wart using a specialized wand. This heats up the tissue in the affected area. Your body then goes to work replacing the treated tissue with new, healthy skin.
Better still, the microwaves work with your immune system. Specifically, they stimulate immune activity. As your body targets this one infection, it learns to better identify the types of HPV that cause foot warts. That helps you reduce the risk of developing a wart again in the future. If foot warts have been a stubborn problem for you, don’t hesitate to ask our team about Swift.
This microwave treatment is safe for people of all ages, including kids. And studies show it’s highly effective.
To fully treat warts — especially stubborn ones and clusters of warts — people typically need 2–3 sessions of microwave therapy.
At each appointment, you remove your shoes and socks. We clean your feet, then use the wand to direct the microwave energy into the wart(s). You’ll feel some discomfort as the microwaves go to work, but each pulse only takes seconds.
The entire appointment usually lasts about a half hour or less.
With Swift microwave therapy, you get a way to target and destroy even stubborn warts on your feet. At the same time, you lessen your risk of developing new warts in the future.
Don’t let sandal season slip by. To get your feet ready for spring and summer fun, ask Dr. Vittori or Dr. Thakrar about Swift microwave therapy. Call our team at Vittori Foot & Ankle Specialist, or schedule the appointment online today.
