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Why does my wart have a black spot on it?

Donna Hill Howes, RN
Donna Hill Howes, RN
Family Practitioner
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Warts usually have a black spot in their centers-referred to as a wart "seed." Wart seeds are actually tiny clotted blood vessels inside warts. They are most noticeable in plantar warts.

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