Warts are stubborn. SWIFT is more stubborn.

A plantar wart is a virus living in the skin of your sole, which is why freezing kits and drugstore acids so often fail: they attack the surface while the source persists. SWIFT microwave therapy targets the wart at its root, with no cutting and no downtime.

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Plate IV · Verruca plantaris

Sound familiar?

Signs that bump is a wart.

i.A small, rough growth on the sole, sometimes mistaken for a callus

ii.Tiny black pinpoint dots at the surface

iii.Pain when you squeeze it from the sides or walk on it directly

iv.One wart slowly becoming several

v.Months of over-the-counter treatments with nothing to show for it

How we treat it

First confirm it. Then clear it.

Not every bump on the sole is a wart; corns and calluses are common impostors with completely different treatments. Your visit starts with a proper diagnosis, then the right plan for clearing it.

Step one

Get the diagnosis right

Warts, corns, and calluses can look alike but behave very differently. An exam settles it in minutes.

Visual and physical exam of the lesion
Honest guidance if it's not actually a wart
A clear treatment plan either way

The clearing

SWIFT microwave therapy

SWIFT delivers precise, brief pulses of microwave energy into the wart tissue, provoking your immune system to recognize and clear the virus.

No cutting, no needles for most patients, no dressing
Walk straight out and back into your day
Designed for the warts that resisted everything else

How SWIFT works

Seconds of treatment. No downtime.

Each SWIFT pulse lasts just a couple of seconds, and a session takes only minutes. There's no wound to dress and nothing to keep dry, so you walk out of the office and straight back into your day.

Most stubborn warts need a short series of sessions spaced a few weeks apart while your immune system does its work. Dr. Farooqi will map out the expected course at your first visit.

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Brief, targeted pulsesEach application lasts seconds and focuses energy precisely on the wart

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Nothing to bandageNo cutting and no open wound means no downtime afterward

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A short seriesSessions are spaced weeks apart; the number needed varies by wart

Treatment response and the number of sessions vary by patient and by how established the wart is. Discussed honestly at your first visit.

Wart questions

Asked all the time.

Does SWIFT therapy hurt?

Each pulse produces a brief, sharp sensation that fades almost immediately, and most patients tolerate it easily without anesthesia. There's typically no lingering soreness afterward.

How many sessions will I need?

It varies with the size and age of the wart. Many patients need a small series of short sessions spaced several weeks apart. You'll get a realistic estimate at your first appointment.

Why didn't the drugstore treatments work?

Over-the-counter acids and freezing kits attack the wart's surface, but the virus lives deeper in the skin. SWIFT works differently: it provokes your immune system to clear the virus at its source.

Are plantar warts contagious to my family?

The virus can spread via warm, damp surfaces like showers and pool decks. Treating the wart and using simple precautions, like covering it and not sharing towels, keeps the household safe.

One visit. A clear answer.

That wart has overstayed its welcome.

Proper diagnosis and SWIFT therapy in one Midtown office. No cutting, no downtime, and most visits covered by insurance.

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