Scholl Verruca and Wart Complete Treatment Pen, 1 Count (Pack of 1)

Very effective but it stings a lot so beware nowhere your eyes! It does say for only hands and feet so beware. The pros-: handy pen pocket size, it’s easy to apply, it works fairly quickly, the cons-: it’s painful and stings for about 15 minutes after application, it leaves scars so take the warning about only using on hands and feet seriously,I used it on my arms and it has left scars after two weeks see pictures.

I’ve read the reviews and others say this pen gets good results. It’s early days but it kind of burns when applied, not in a bad way! I think it probably means it’s doing what it should be doing?! In the 2 days that I’ve used it, I can already see a big difference. I’m hopeful that I’ve found the correct solution this time.

effective in its working ,easy to apply andgreat value for money

Cured my very stubborn verruca, when nothing else would. Had this verruca for 14 years and tried everything - all the over the counter ointments and freezing products, my GP hyfrecated it several times, a podiatrist applied silver nitrate....nothing worked. Was convinced that when archaeologists in the future dug up my skeleton, they'd find my verruca haha. Then I tried this product and amazingly it was effective. For me, it took 8 months but after every application cycle I could see it getting smaller and smaller. It's important to follow the instructions and leave it for 4 or more days before reapplying to give your skin time to recover between applications.

daughter is currently using this and is much better than the plasters

I got my first and hopefully last ever verruca in August 2020 and I have tried everything to get rid of it. Started on over the counter salicylic acid treatments, then started paying a podiatrist. We tried stronger salicylic acid and then mono acid (evil stuff, avoid) coupled with ablation (shaving it down with a scalpel), needling (painful), laser (incredibly painful) and nothing worked.Bought my first one of these pen treatments in May 2022 and have been using it religiously since then, applying once or twice a day for 4 days then leaving it until the resulting scab falls off, repeat.It's now March 2023 and it's finally gone! Have gone through two complete pens on this one verruca and after the last scab fell off I'm left with lovely pink skin with no hint of verruca left behind. It's been so long that I'm half scared to not continue the treatment in case it returns!These pens are much more convenient than squeezy tube type treatments. Liquid is slightly coloured so you can see where you've placed it and each click gives you a nicely controlled blob with no excess. You need to be careful with placement as it does burn on healthy skin. I didn't find that it turned the verruca black as it states in the instructions, the only change in colour came from sock fibres adhering. Takes a long time to fully dry after application, so make sure you've got 15-20 mins available before you need to put your socks back on.Recommended, just don't expect it to work overnight!

Didn’t realise at first that what I had on the base of my big toe was a verruca, since it was covered by a thick callus. When it started becoming painful on weightbearing, I finally decided to get rid of it.So, mistaking it for a corn, I used corn removal plasters to remove what I thought was a corn. After 7 days, I was able to take off the hard, thick callus - only to discover this growth underneath and realised it was a verruca!!Due to the poor state of my toe following corn treatment, I had to take a week’s break to let the skin on the toe recover before starting this verruca treatment. Apologies for the appearance of my toe, it was a dry, scaly mess after the corn removal plaster. But the verruca was finally exposed for the treacherous, nasty growth that it was and I could finally nuke it to oblivion. So, on to the important bits. Use the pen TWICE a day for 4 days. If the wart hasn’t gone after 4 days of treatment, take a 4 day break then use the pen again twice daily. You are allowed to do this 4x.Day 1: verruca was flesh coloured with the “seeds” (little blood vessels) clearly visible.Day 3: doesn’t seem to be much happening apart from it drying out a little bit. The little critter is obviously not going to fall off anytime soon. So on to the second course of treatment after a 4-day break.Day 9 (no pic, sorry!): well, the darn thing was still there, but was starting to turn white. There was now a bit of hard skin over the wart. Put a plaster over it for 2 reasons: 1) to contain the acid gel and 2) protect the skin from dirt - you don’t want an infection to develop in there.Day 11: wondered whether the thick callus over the verruca would interfere with the the absorption of the gel. So went to the nhs and johns hopkins websites for guidance on best way to apply treatment. The suggestion was to soak your foot in warm water for 20 mins to soften the skin, then dry the foot and file away the thick callus using an emery board or pumice stone. So I did just that using both an emery board and pumice stone and pretty much filed away until I could see the now-white, cauliflower-looking wart underneath. Take care not to file the healthy skin around the verruca. Then I applied the gel and put a plaster over the area to keep the gel in place, washed the tweezers and pumice stone, and threw away the emery board. The verruca was now a totally white, round structure, almost the circumference of a very small pea.Day 12: verruca still there. All white. Applied gel. Think I had applied the gel on a bit of healthy skin and so was getting this slightly burning sensation on my toe so had to rinse the gel off. Verruca supposed to “fall off” once dead, but still no sign of this happening so taking another 4-day break before starting another course of treatment.Day 17: The top side of the verruca had again accumulated a thick layer of dead skin so I had to soak my foot in lukewarm water for 15-20 mins and file this bit of dead skin away. Washed my hands and foot thoroughly after filing the dead skin: you don’t want bits of skin that may have the virus in it to spread to your hands or other areas of your foot. Anyway, I could then see that the verruca had visibly shrunk and appears to have dried up and turned into this creamy yellow colour (like the colour of a corn/callus). I decided to apply another small dose of the gel, just for good measure, and then stuck another plaster on it.Day 21: I was able to peel off the verruca, but a layer of skin still remained underneath which wasn’t ready to come off.Day 28: finally able to remove the last layer of skin, and found pink healthy skin underneath. Bye bye verruca.Now after reading a lot of medical literature about the verruca falling off when it’s dead, ie it’s just supposed to fall off and leave a hole in your skin, I had the expectation of this happening. But this hasn’t been so in my case. It was more like after each treatment, the wart accumulated a thick layer of dead skin over it which then dries up, so I then had to keep filing this dead skin layer off until I exposed the wart underneath, after which I apply the gel.So, after nearly a month, my verruca was gone. This was the only treatment I decided to go for, after reading the pros and cons of other treatment methods such as cryotherapy, creams, etc. I specifically liked the pinpoint accuracy of the pen + the convenience. One pen lasted me 3 consecutive courses of treatment. So that’s a total of 24 applications. Obviously, it depends on the size of your verruca. Mine was pea-sized, it was by no means huge, but it wasn’t small either. Also, caught my verruca at my local pool since I swim to exercise. So I’ve obviously learnt a hard lesson, never go barefoot at the community pool ever again!