We at Total Foot Health have been offering needling as a treatment for resistant verrucae for several years. This is essentially a one-off treatment which regenerates the body’s immune systems’ attention onto the presence of the viral lesions; the body is prompted to heal the verruca without the need for more traumatic interventions such as caustic acids or cryotherapy. Unlike these other verruca treatments there is no need for regular trips to the clinic, which saves patients time and money.

The procedure itself is painless which again is comparable to other interventions. Louise Robbin has been carrying out needling appointments for the last 4 years and has needled over 100 patients’ verrucae. She recently audited the patients’ results and was delighted to reveal a 79% success rate. This compares favourably with other methods of verruca treatment, especially considering the people who undergo needling have often had their verrucae for several years or the lesions are of a substantial size.

Needling treatment is not available for persons under the age of 18.