The wart looks smaller or flatter
The wart is changing color, often turning gray, brown, or black
The surface is becoming drier, rougher, or crustier
The wart is peeling, flaking, or scabbing
The black dots inside the wart are fading or disappearing
The wart is less raised above the skin
The wart is shrinking from the edges inward
The wart is becoming less painful or tender
The skin around the wart looks more normal
The wart may loosen and eventually fall off
New healthy skin is appearing where the wart was
There is no new growth or spreading nearby