Nicholas Campitelli, DPM | Akron Podiatrist | Foot and Ankle Surgeon

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Many people think the black tiny dots on a plantar wart are the “seeds” or viral particles present within the wart. They’re actually blood vessels within the wart. Plantar warts are extremely vascular and contain very tiny blood vessels or capillaries. The end of the capillaries extend to the surface of the wart and will “rupture” and cause micro bleeding which then dries resulting int he brownish or black looking dots on the wart. So, they are not “SEEDS” or “VIRAL” particles as you may have been told!!

Small capillaries seen within the plantar wart


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