When our patients are seeking wart treatment, they want to know the plantar wart cure rate for any therapies we recommend. Due to SWIFT therapy results, Dr. Alvin Cowans frequently recommends this treatment option. In this post, we review the science of SWIFT therapy success rates, helping you understand and anticipate your treatment outcomes.
SWIFT Therapy Results: What are the Success Rates ![A foot with plantar warts]()
SWIFT therapy for plantar warts is a relatively new treatment option, so the data on its cure rate is still emerging. Traditional treatment options such as burning or freezing lesions or cutting them out surgically, had lower plantar wart cure rates. And even when warts resolved, they were likely to come back again.
SWIFT works differently. It uses microwave energy that preserves healthy tissue surrounding your wart. At the same time, that energy heats up the water cells surrounding your wart. This causes minor tissue damage that uncovers the hidden virus that causes your wart to form in the first place. In turn, your body recognizes this infection and is finally able to fight it, healing the wart with the power of your own immune system.
Just how effective is this treatment option? One study in 2023 showed that SWIFT had an 83% plantar wart cure rate, with results being even better in younger patients. Another study that same year revealed an 86% success rate when patients completed the full course of treatment. With clinical results pointing to even higher success rates for SWIFT therapy, this emerges as one of the treatment options with the highest cure rates for plantar warts—as long as you follow the recommended course of therapy outlined by your podiatrist.
Timeline for Seeing Results
According to the studies sited above, most patients will need two to three SWIFT sessions to completely clear their plantar warts. However, in clinical settings, we’ve seen patients get their best SWIFT therapy results with three to four treatment sessions. Now, each of these sessions should be spaced about one month apart, meaning it could take four months from the start of your treatment course before your plantar warts are completely healed. However, many patients begin to see a response to treatment after just one session. As such, you will start to experience relief from wart pain long before the course of therapy is complete.
Factors that Influence Treatment Outcomes for Plantar Warts
In addition to the treatment option that you select, several factors can affect your plantar wart cure rate. First, this study explains that the type of HPV virus causing your warts can influence your response to treatments and the time it takes to resolve your lesions. Next, the number and size of your warts can impact treatment outcomes, as it may be more difficult to resolve large warts or wart clusters. Additionally, the age of the warts can impact your response to treatment, as they can become more established with time, making them harder to resolve. Additionally, your age and immune system health can impact your response to wart treatments, especially when it comes to SWIFT therapy results. Finally, your ability to comply with all treatment instructions greatly impacts your plantar wart cure rates. And that’s what makes SWIFT therapy success rates so high: aside from keeping your short, scheduled appointments, there are no patient restrictions or after-care instructions you’ll need to follow. As such, it is much easier to achieve the results you want in the prescribed treatment time period.
Effective Marietta Wart Treatment
If you’ve been dealing with stubborn plantar warts, or you’ve tried other treatments and your lesions keep returning, it’s time to consider a completely different option: SWIFT microwave therapy. This non-invasive wart treatment effectively resolves warts by harnessing the power of your own immune system. While not an appropriate treatment option for every patient, many have found that SWIFT cures plantar warts, even after other treatments have failed. So, if you want to get rid of warts on the soles of your feet and stop worrying about them coming back again and again, we encourage you to contact our office by calling 770-727-0614 or by clicking here to make an appointment. When you come into the office, we will examine your feet and determine if you’re a good candidate for SWIFT therapy for plantar warts.
