I have a plantar wart that bothers me and I would like to treat it but I am pregnant. Is there any risk?

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I am 28 weeks pregnant. I am taking materna, lax-a-day and ferrous sulfate. I am allergic to cefzil.

Alexandre Chagnon · Accepted Answer

Hello Ma'am, I prefer to recommend that you wait until after your pregnancy is over to use salicylic acid treatments (the products you find in pharmacies for warts). That said, if the plantar wart is really bothering you, you could: Use the duct tape technique, which involves cutting a small square of duct tape and applying it to the wart (a new square every day); Consult a doctor to have it burned off with liquid nitrogen (but considering the current pandemic, I'd recommend the former more). Good day, Alexandre Chagnon, pharmacist