Warts on the hands and the feet (also known as verrucae), are often a troubling and persistant problem. They are caused by a virus which is picked up from damp areas - such as changing rooms and swimming pools which leads to the development of hard lumps on the skin known as a wart or verruca. Most people naturally get rid of their warts within a year or two of contracting them, but for some they can persist and become a problem. Not only are they a cosmetic nusiance and a ca