Developed three plantar warts after a stay in a psych ward at the end of March- I thought I had been so smart by showering in my grippy socks, but I stumbled while changing into clean ones, my foot made contact with the ground, and here we are.

I identified them about ten days after being discharged and started with freezing treatments every two weeks, which were ineffective. Beginning at the start of May, I then pivoted to salicylic acid treatments- supplies are in the last image. The Walgreens brand I used came with special bandaids, but they fell right off, so Gorilla brand duct tape was my dressing of choice for securing the SA patches. My routine is, every forty eight hours, remove the tape/SA, debride the areas with tweezers and nail clippers specifically allocated to the task (both of which will be disposed of after treatment is complete), and reapply SA + tape. If I was unimpressed by the amount of skin debrided on a given day, I would double up with a liquid nitrogen treatment, but I never got the promised blood blisters.

After treatment, I wash my hands twice and then apply hand sanitizer for good measure. My tools receive the same treatment, and I also sanitize my phone, as I take my pictures before rebandaging.

My question is, do we think I’ve gone deep enough? I’d like to believe I caught them quickly enough for an early and aggressive intervention to be sufficient. All three are now debrided down into the dermis, and are mildly painful to walk on. If I am ready to discontinue the SA treatments, anything I should keep in mind beyond basic wound care principles?

Can I stop yet?