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I have had a verruca for a while and we finally got rid but now it's like a hole in my heel that just keeps getting bigger, i've tried every cream too?

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Pressure?: you may want to alleviate direct pressure on wound using pads to surround area or off load weight bearing as much as possible

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Answered 11/9/2015

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