Plantars warts and duct tape... You probably think I am crazy; but I am not. First of all, let me tell you about my personal experience with plantars warts and duct tape.

My daughter who is eleven years old has had plantars warts for approximately the last year. I have taken her to several dermatologists and most recently a podiatrist. I learned through a ton of research that she had plantar warts but they spread at a rapid rate.

I began seeking treatment immediately but they kept spreading so that she had in excess of fifty all over her feet. There were plantars warts everywhere! I was desperate...but plantars wart duct tape...I was not convinced!

At first the doctors were concerned with how much the warts were spreading and why they were spreading at such a rapid pace.

The third and final doctor we went to advised us that we should try burning some of the larger areas with the cryotherapy (freezing the warts). We did this but the pain was so intense it would in effect cause my daughter to have burn marks on her bottoms of her feet because there were so many warts they were trying to treat.

Finally, a young doctor came into me as she heard my daughter crying after the last cryotherapy and said can we try something less painful.

At this point I was willing to try anything because of the pain my daughter was experiencing. Then our doctor said, "I know you are going to think I am crazy but let's put some duct tape on the warts". Both I and my daughter just laughed thinking our doctor was trying to be funny.

But all of a sudden she began to wrap duct tape around my daughter's feet and told me to do the same wrapping procedure everyday for the next two to four weeks. She explained that the duct tape must be applied at night so that my daughter wouldn't get the duct tape wet and also so she wouldn't take the duct tape off because of her friends.

The doctor explained to me that when the duct tape is applied to plantars warts it doesn't allow the plantar wart to breath and will actually cut off the oxygen supply causing the warts to stop spreading and eventually they will go away.

Well, with just a little faith in the young doctor, I was willing to try the idea of plantar wart duct tape! It has to be better than watching my baby cry having the warts removed through cryotherapy.

We reluctantly tried it for four weeks and believe it or not she is plantar wart free! My daughter is much happier now...and less traumatized by visits to the physician.

Plantars warts and duct tape really does work.

I will never laugh at this remedy again. I now always keep duct tape around just in case!