Almost every of us at least once in our life came across warts - knotted growths that affect the hands, fingers and feet of the legs, armpits and some other parts of the body.As a rule, the cause of these benign neoplasms is the human papillomavirus (HPV), which affects every second inhabitant of the planet.
What do you need to know about HPV?
The HPV today understands a whole group of viruses (more than 100), which settled in tissues and media of the human body, from time to time can manifest themselves in the form of ordinary, flat, pointed warts (in fact, warts).HPVs are most often transmitted through contact with the skin of the infected, through towels, common clothes, as well as sexually.Such a virus can easily be picked up in a bathhouse, a pool sauna, a locker room for a fitness club and other public places with high humidity and dubious sanitary conditions.Having penetrated the body, the virus takes root forever and, unfortunately, does not give in to complete cure.
Moreover, in the body of one carrier, several dozens of HPV strains can live at the same time.In the presence of severe immunity and the absence of chronic diseases, the papilloma virus can be in a state of nap, without showing itself.However, in the case of weakening the protective functions of the body, HPV can declare itself in the format of neoplasms, increase body temperature, general ailment.
The so -called plantar warts that appear on the feet in the zone of the greatest friction during walking are most called the most troubles.Such warts are grayish Callus-Like seals that are extremely painful while walking.Genital warts are also extremely unpleasant, the removal of which is quite problematic due to thin skin in the zone of their localization.
For the treatment of HPV, special antiviral drugs are used today, as well as immunotherapy, although, as we have already noted, it is not possible to get rid of acquired viruses forever today.
Medical methods for removing warts
In modern dermatology, several successful techniques are used to remove neoplasms in the form of warts:
- Cryodestruction.Burning a benign neoplasm with liquid nitrogen.Just a few procedures are enough to completely remove the wart.The procedure is quite painful, since frozen nitrogen contacts the skin at a temperature of in - 196 degrees Celsius.Of the shortcomings of the methodology, we note the difficulty of monitoring the level of frost during cauterization, as well as the possibility of the appearance of a scar at the site of a remote wart.
- Burning with a laser.Layer removal of the growth is performed using local anesthesia with medical lasers.This method is the least traumatic, therefore, cosmetic defects at the site of the wart, as a rule, do not arise.
- Electrocoagulation.The methodology is based on the effect on the affected area of the skin with a high -frequency current.With deep burning of the roots of the wart after healing the wound, a scar may occur.
- Surgical removal.It is used quite rarely, usually with a deep arrangement of the roots of the growth.After excision of the body of the wart, the surgeon imposes the seams, after the removal of which the visible scar remains.The innovative option is the so-called radio wave surgery, which involves the removal of a wart using high-frequency radio waves (3.8-4.0 MHz).
Burning at home
You can delete a conventional wart at home.For these purposes, cosmetic treatment compounds made on the basis of natural celandine or active alkali are most often used.
Before removing the wart to protect healthy skin, a thin layer of children's cream or petroleum jelly should be applied directly near the affected area.Now you can start burning directly.To do this, apply a small drop of the composition directly on top of the wart and wait for its complete drying.You will have to repeat a similar procedure 1-2 times a day for several days.In the process of such treatment, the wart will exfoliate, and then completely disappears, leaving behind a small Pigmentary spot, which will disappear after a while.
Using this method of removing warts and pointed papillomas, you should be extremely careful.The concentrated alkali contained in such compositions is extremely aggressive, therefore, with the incorrect calculation of the volume of a single dose during a burning session, the procedure can leave behind a deep chemical burn, which will further get wet and heal for a long time.The appearance of scars or scar with such errors is inevitable.
Home cryotherapy and therapeutic patch
You can try to get rid of warty nodes with the help of modern drugs, which are based on a special cooling mixture.The temperature of such a liquid is 50-55 degrees Celsius.With strict observance of the instructions, manufacturers guarantee getting rid of the growth on average in 10-14 days.
However, such drugs cannot guarantee you a therapeutic effect.Usually they show a good result only in the fight against small single warts.Special plasters or medical pencils, soaked in salicylic or lactic acids, have proven themselves well.Such a course of treatment can take you up to one and a half to two months.
Nobody will give guarantees
Despite the wide list of means and methods intended for removing warts and papillomas caused by HPV, not a single specialist will undertake a complete cure and lack of relapse in the future.Unfortunately, the probability of the secondary appearance of such growths is quite high.It's all about the deep arrangement of viral structures in the skin, as well as in the wrong choice of therapeutic techniques.
In order to protect yourself as much as possible from relapses, it is necessary to constantly maintain your immune system, take vitamin complexes, try to avoid handshakes with unfamiliar people, monitor the integrity of the skin (wear gloves or protective mittens in production), avoid cramped shoes and the occurrence of the corn on the soles of the feet.
Precautions
Having decided on the removal of papilloma, be sure to consult with a surgeon or a dermatologist.After all, it is possible that you could confuse and accept ordinary nevus or capillary hemangioma for a flat wart.And burning of the nevus can lead to sad consequences, up to the appearance of cancer.
Consultation with a specialist, the delivery of the necessary tests, and then the removal of growths in the clinic will allow you to avoid risks and maintain your health.