The appearance of warts on the body during life is found in almost every person. A failure in the work of immunity or the appearance of a new virus in the body provoke the occurrence of these benign skin formations. Recently, science began to highlight some types of warts in risk groups, as they are caused by cancer viruses. Therefore, it is worth carefully diagnosing and, in case of doubt, seek a consultation with a dermatologist.
A wide selection of options for treating warts, which can be carried out at home and in a cosmetology salon, allows you to easily cure almost any neoplasms of this type.
What is it
Warts are called small formations on the skin, which are usually caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). These formations are benign, but require treatment. If you do not treat warts, they can eventually occupy more and large places on the surface of the body. You should be able to distinguish safe warts from other formations, such as melanoma, which is skin cancer. Warts need to be able to distinguish from corns and moles. There are several varieties of warts that have external differences among themselves.
What do warts appear from
Warts are caused by a virus that can easily be purchased through public items, public places or barefoot walking. Such places include a pool, a public bath. According to various sources, the bearers of these viruses are up to half and more than the percentage of the population. Warts appear especially easily in the presence of skin damage. With increased sweating of the skin and legs, the probability of acquiring an infection in a public place becomes more.
With ordinary handshakes, there is also the possibility of acquiring a virus. Do not take other people's objects of personal hygiene and personal items for use. In addition, the virus is transmitted sexually and through non -sterile tools, for example, in a cosmetology salon.
The virus, which causes warts, can be in the human body for a long time, up to six months, without causing growths. It is in an incubation state and is waiting for suitable conditions. When immunity is weakened, the virus is activated, and warts appear.
Differences from other formations
Unlike a wart, mole is soft to the touch and usually dark or black. The warts are hard, light shades, and look like a growth.
Corns are dead skin cells, as a result of which, after exfoliation, you can see fresh delicate skin. In appearance, it will be healthy. If this is a wart, it will hurt when pressed, and in the case of exfoliation under it there will be a layer of skin, on which traces of hemorrhages are clearly visible.
Melanoma is the most dangerous in a series of skin diseases. It can be distinguished by color and shape. The heterogeneous red and black shades, growth and uneven edges accompany melanoma. In the presence of such or similar in the type of education, you should immediately contact a dermatologist.
Types of warts
There are several main types of warts that can be fearlessly removed from a cosmetologist and dermatologist. They do not carry danger, except for the inconvenience of a cosmetic defect.
Types of such warts:
- ordinary (simple);
- youth (flat);
- plantar (palmar);
- n web -shaped (acrochords);
- pointed (condylomas);
- senile.
Ordinary warts
Usually located on the surfaces of the arms and legs, on the fingers from the back. Usually they have a size of 1 to 10 mm, they can disappear spontaneously or after treatment. This type of warts can look like single or multiple formations on the skin. The color is usually yellowish-gray, the surface is rough and dense. One that appeared wart can subsequently grow to himself a few more, uniting in vast plaques. They can cause pain when walking if they are on the surface of the feet.
Youth warts
Most often arise in children and adolescents. They rush slightly above the surface of the skin, have a smooth surface and irregular shape. Usually they are close to cuts, scratches and abrasions. They have a size of about 1-5 mm.
Subanary or palmar warts
The most painful, interfere with walking, and often look like ordinary corns. They are flat and protruding above the surface of the skin. Shipitsa - this is what this species calls.
Acrochords, or threaded warts
These are large and elongated formations. They are localized most often on the face, neck and armpits. When removing, they often grow again, and almost never disappear themselves. Film warts often grow in breadth, increasing their volume and width.
Sharp warts (condylomas)
Are considered venereically determined. They like to be located at the entrance to the vagina and anus, the labia and the penis, in the oral cavity. They look like rounded pink formations that grow and over time can occupy large surfaces. This can interfere during intercourse and defecation, cause pain. They can also contribute to other infectious diseases. Infection occurs in sexual intercourse, especially in the presence of injuries and microtrauma of the skin.
Senile warts
They usually arise closer to old age. They are smooth, rounded, with clearly defined edges. Usually at first they have a light pink or bodily color, eventually becoming dark brown. They are on the chest, neck, hands. Their size is from 2 millimeters to several centimeters.
Other types of warts
Some other types of warts today are divided into a separate list, as they are able to reborn into malignant formations. These include papilloma of the bladder, cervix, larynx and some others. Their treatment should be done immediately, and conduct it with a qualified specialist.
How to get rid of warts
Warts have a tendency to increase size and quantity, bring not only cosmetic problems, but also inconvenience and even pain. Therefore, when the first wart appears, it is worth taking care of its speedy excretion.
Modern medicine has extensive options for the schemes for the removal of warts. Often, patients often turn to traditional methods, the basis of which are healing herbs.
Medications
A wide selection of drugs will help to quickly and easily get rid of the growths on the skin with the help of local action. Funds are different for different types of warts:
- plantar warts - drugs with salicylic acid;
- Flat warts - products with ammonium mercury and trichlororoic acid;
- Condylomas - products with podopilloxin.
The first main group of warts to combat warts is based on the active exfoliating effect of dead cells (keratolytics).
There are funds based on the action of herbs, for example, celandine. It has been used in folk medicine for many years as a means that destroys skin inflammation.
The second group of funds is based on the effect of local necrotic effect, that is, the destruction of damaged cells. This tool is applied to the place of skin, which is covered by wart, as a result of which the affected fabric is destroyed along with the virus living inside.
Funds based on necrotic and actively exfoliating effects should be used strictly on the affected areas of the skin. Healthy areas can be damaged if the funds are accidentally applied.
A cream with the active substance interferon, which helps the body fight viruses. It should be used for a long time, up to one month.
Removing warts
Modern treatment methods also provide for the destruction of warts using the latest developments. You should know that often together with external operational removal of neoplasms, immunomodulator preparations are taken, which will help weaken and defeat the virus from the inside.
- Cryotherapy - fast freezing - allows you to deal with warts quickly and without problems. The skin area is treated and over the next weeks the wart dies. It acts on it with liquid nitrogen. This method has advantages in the form of a contactless effect (there is no probability of subsequent infectious complications and inflammation), but a problem with the depth of treatment arises. With an error in the calculation of the depth of exposure, the occurrence of a scar on the skin may occur. Or, conversely, the insufficient depth of exposure, and in this case, the wart will not be completely destroyed and relapse is possible.
- Laser removal will help easily get rid of papillomas when visiting a cosmetology salon. The laser has a bactericidal effect, which will protect from possible infections. After laser processing, neighboring fabrics will remain healthy and untouched, since the laser beam has high accuracy. The advantages of the laser method are also that it is painless and there are no scars left after processing. In the process of removing warts, there is no bleeding and there is no suppuration subsequently.
- Surgical removal is surgically. With this method, large and extensive formations are usually removed. The disadvantage of this method is residual scars and scars, the possibility of bleeding and infection in case the tools are not sterfully processed. The relative probability of papillomavirus enters the bloodstream also remains.
- Electrocoagulation is another option of prompt removal of warts. With this method, a metal loop is put on a wart through which the current is passed and the wart is removed. The method is good for surface warts with shallow roots.
- Radiosurgery is an alternative way of removing warts. In this method, local anesthesia is carried out, and a special radio produces waves that destroy the neoplasm. Plus the method in contactlessness and safety, but it is suitable only for small warts.
How to get a wart at home
Often a decision is made to withdraw a wart at home. You should know that you should not do this if the wart is on the open surface of the skin - on the face, fingers. At home, a wart can be defeated, but there is a probability of residual scars or a burn of the skin, which will create an additional cosmetic problem. In addition, there are times when, after the incomplete destruction of one wart, the virus is activated, and several new warts occur.
The most popular means of home removal of warts are: celandine, garlic, aloe juice, citric and acetic acid. Recipes are numerous and diverse, it is worth highlighting traditional and effective methods.
- Wipe the wart daily by aloe juice, celandine, cabbage, lemon and dandelion milk - several times a day until it disappears completely.
- Approaching one drop of acetic acid daily on a wart. There is also an option to apply a mixture of flour and acetic acid, which, after drying, should be closed by a waterproof or a bandage for 12 hours.
- Treatment with garlic - pure juice, or juice mixed with flour. Also use the application of the halves of garlic slices. Garlic will show the effect no earlier than after 10 days, but a positive factor will be the lack of scars after a cure.
- Idode treatment, lubricating the wart repeatedly to its complete drying and disappearance.
Pros and cons of treatment options
The breadth of possible treatment of warts allows you to choose the safest, comfortable and simple ways. It is easiest to remove warts at home at the very initial stage, when they have not yet grown and did not occupy vast spaces on the skin. Otherwise, it is worth contacting a dermatologist or to a cosmetological salon, where professionals will be able to cope with a difficult occasion.
The optimal methods of treatment should be recognized as those that do not carry the dangers of the spread of the virus or the appearance of new infections (non -contact). Among them are laser therapy, cryotherapy and some others.
Methods that will not create scars in places of removal of papillomas will also be priority. It is worth abandoning the old, "grandfather" methods using vinegar and other acids that burn tissues and can damage healthy neighboring skin cells, leave scars. Also, do not try to cut the warts manually at home. This can lead to the spread of infection and the emergence of new problems, it will certainly leave scars on the skin for life.
When curing warts at home, the best choice will be drugs that do not produce harmful destructive effects on the skin. Among them are interferon preparations, plant juices, herbs and others.
Is the warts infectious
Warts can be contagious. They are caused by the human papillomavirus, which can be transmitted both domestic and sexually. The basics of personal hygiene should be observed, not to use the common objects or personal things of another person.
Warts are neoplasms caused by viruses. These viruses are infected with a rather large percentage of the population. But far from always the virus causes the development of warts. The state of immunity plays a large role in the occurrence of the disease and its relapses. Strengthening general immunity will help protect from the appearance of formations on the skin.
A large number of funds to destroy warts will help choose the optimal solution and quickly cope with this cosmetic defect.