Common Wart: typically skin growths produced by the HPV or human papillomavirus virus. HPV stimulates rapid skin cell growth on the outer layer of skin. Common warts represent more than 100 types of HPV warts.
Flat Wart: common called plane warts or juvenile warts. Flat warts are benign skin tumors found on the face, arms or legs.
Genital Wart: generally associated with sexually transmitted diseases (STD). Common names include: venereal or genital warts. Caused by the HPV virus and infect more than 5 million Americans per year.
Plantar Wart: non-cancerous skin growths on the soles of feet caused by the HPV virus. Grow in moist environments like: showers, locker rooms, or swimming polls. Infection typically occurs via breaks or cracks in the skin and can spread to surrounding tissue causing clusters of warts.
Subungual Wart: typically associated with warts under the toenail. They are difficult to treat topically based on their location. Appear as rough, horny benign skin growths around or under nails.
Periungual Wart: located around or under the fingernail rough and scaly in appearance. Can cause pain and damage to the nail bed if left untreated. Infections are possible.