For patients without health insurance, plantar wart removal typically costs less than $50 for over-the-counter salicylic acid treatment to less than $200 for prescription cream and less than $1,000 for laser treatment or cryotherapy. In rare cases in which surgery is required, costs could increase to $8,000 or more.
If a large amount of arsenic is swallowed by humans, in a form that is readily absorbed, it can cause rapid poisoning and death. The gut, the heart and the nervous system are affected.
It also can be seriously dangerous. Long-term exposure to high levels of arsenic can lead to lung, skin and bladder cancer among other things. Arsenic is also a very common compound and can be found in anything derived from a plant, according to Sacks.