→Viral transmission is facilitated by current therapeutic strategies for plantar warts that are based on retroactively treating the wart.
Current treatment methods have been used with variable success, as the lesions are notoriously resistant to treatment and recur frequently.3,9,10
Also, few of these treatment methods actually address the root of the problem—HPV infection.11
The only preventive measures that have been established involve controlling exposure to HPV, which is often impractical given its ubiquitous nature.5,12
Given the high propensity for treatment resistance of plantar warts and no established practical and reliable method of prevention, medically based HPV prophylaxis for populations that demonstrate high rates of plantar warts may be of benefit in controlling lesion spread and transmission.13,14