Difference between Wart and Pimple

Key Difference: A wart is a rough growth that appears most commonly on the hands and fingers or on the soles of the feet. They can also appear on the other parts of the body like face, arms or legs and sometimes grow in the genital or anal area. A pimple is a common form of acne and is characterized by an inflamed pus filled lesion that is generally red at the base.

Wart Wart and pimple are the common skin problems that are easily recognizable, but often confused. Warts and pimples look very different but they sometimes appear at the same area of the body that gets irritated. They both have the same method to get treatment, but they can also be handled differently.

A wart is a rough growth that appears most commonly on the hands and fingers or on the soles of the feet. They can also appear on the other parts of the body like face, arms or legs and sometimes grow in the genital or anal area. They may be large and small in a size. Warts are sometimes interlinked with pimple because their appearance is in red color, but they are usually white and grey colored. A wart is usually visible. They can be very painful when it gets infected and inflamed. Otherwise, warts are usually painless.

Pimple Pimples are the common form of acne. These are bumps that are pink to slightly red in color. They have a soft white surface that is filled with oil and fluid. They are caused due to ruptures in clogged pores. Due to this, bacterial growth inside the pores causes inflammation and the white fluid reaches to the surface. Pimples are mainly categorized into papules and pustules. Papules are the regular sized pimples, whereas pustules refer to larger, swollen and engorged pimples. It is comparatively easy to treat papules than pustules, for pustules, prescription only products must be preferred.

Comparison between Wart and Pimple:

	Wart	Pimple
Description	A wart is a rough growth that appears most commonly on the hands and fingers or on the soles of the feet.	Acne is a disease of the skin that occurs due to excessive oil clogging in the pores of skin and is characterized by the presence of pimples, blackheads and whiteheads.
Prone area of the skin	Hands Finger Feet Arms Legs Face	Face Neck Chest Back Shoulders Arms
Caused by	Virus – Human Papilloma Virus	Bacteria- Staphylococcus
Types	Common warts Plantar warts Genital warts Mosaic warts Periungual warts Flat warts	Papules Pustules Nodules Cysts Blackheads and whiteheads are also kind of pimples
Symptoms	Warts may appear as a bump with a rough surface, or it may be flat and smooth surface. Tiny blood vessels grow, usually are rough, gray, brown and dome shaped growth.	Include crusting of skin bumps, a sac, pus filled under the skin tissue of about 5mm in diameter – very painful, Papules (small red bumps), Pustules, Redness around the skin eruptions, Scarring of the skin, Whiteheads and Blackheads
Affecting age	Young people are more commonly affected.	Generally, at the onset of puberty
Reduce / Preventions	Avoid touching warts Do not share razors, towels, socks, or shoes with another person. Someone with no visible warts can still be carrying the virus. Avoid walking barefoot on warm, moist surfaces where the wart virus may be alive. Wear shower shoes when using public showers, locker rooms, or pool areas. Keep your feet dry. If your feet sweat heavily, wear socks that absorb moisture or wick it away from the skin. Avoid irritating the soles of your feet. Warts grow more easily if your skin has been injured or broken in some way.	Face should be washed twice. Washcloth should be dry and clean to use. Avoid picking, scratching or rubbing your face Avoid greasy cosmetics or creams Make-up must be taken off before sleeping at night Never squeeze or pinch pimples. Avoid your hair from falling on you face. Drinking at least 1.5 to 2 liters of water in order to detoxify the body. Avoid kitchens where greasy food is being cooked.