Almost everyone in our lives has encountered warts - the growth of knots affects the hands, fingers and feet of the legs, armpits and other parts of the body.Often, the cause of these benign tumors is human papillomavirus (HPV), which affects every inhabitant of the planet.
What do you need to know about HPV?
Today’s HPV understands a group of viruses (more than 100) that settle from time to time in the tissues and culture medium of the human body and can be manifested from time to time in the form of ordinary, flat acuminatums (in fact, warts).HPV is usually transmitted through infected skin, towels, regular clothing, and sexual behavior.Such viruses can easily be locked in bathrooms, pool saunas, locker rooms at the fitness club and other locker rooms with high humidity and suspicious hygiene conditions.After penetration of the body, the virus will take root forever, and unfortunately, it has not succumbed to a complete cure.
In addition, dozens of HPV strains can live simultaneously in the body of a carrier.In the presence of severe immunity and the absence of chronic disease, the papillomavirus can be in a nap without showing it.However, in the case of weakening the body's protective function, HPV can declare itself in the form of a tumor, increase body temperature, and general diseases.
So called sole warts that appear on the feet in the largest friction area during the walk are the most troublesome.Such warts are grey callus-like seals, which are very painful when walking.Genital warts are also very unpleasant, and their removal is very problematic due to the thin skin in their positioned areas.
For HPV treatment, special antiviral drugs and immunotherapy are now used, although, as we have already pointed out, it is impossible to eliminate the acquired virus forever today.
Medical methods for removing warts
In modern dermatology, several successful techniques have been used to remove tumors in the form of warts:
- crydestruction.Burn benign tumors with liquid nitrogen.Only a few procedures are enough to completely remove the warts.The process is very painful because the frozen nitrogen comes into contact with the skin at a temperature of 196 degrees Celsius.Among the disadvantages of this approach, we note the difficulty of monitoring frost levels during cauterization and the possibility of scarring at remote wart locations.
- Burn with laser.Use local anesthesia with a medical laser for hierarchical removal of growth.Therefore, this approach is minimally traumatic and usually does not have cosmetic defects in the wart location.
- Electrocondensation.This method is based on the effect on the affected area of the skin by the influence of the high-frequency current.After healing the wound, the roots of the warts burn deeply and scars may occur.
- Surgical resection.It is rarely used and usually has a deep arrangement of growth roots.After the wart's body was removed, the surgeon applied the seam, after removing the visible scar.An innovative option is the so-called radio wave surgery, which involves the use of high-frequency radio waves (3.8-4.0 MHz) to remove warts.
Burning at home
You can remove regular warts at home.For these purposes, cosmetics made from natural tin bases or active bases are most commonly used.
A thin layer of children's cream or petroleum jelly should be used directly near the affected area before removing warts to protect healthy skin.Now you can start burning directly.To do this, apply a small drop directly on the top of the wart and wait for it to dry completely.Within a few days, you must repeat similar procedures 1-2 times a day.During this treatment, the warts will exfoliate and then disappear completely, leaving a small pigment spot that will disappear after a while.
You should be very careful with this method of removing warts and pointed nipples.The concentrated base contained in this composition is extremely aggressive, and therefore, the amount of a single dose is incorrect during the combustion process, which can leave deep chemical combustion, which will further moisturize and heal for a long time.This kind of wrong scar or scar appearance is inevitable.
Home cryotherapy and treatment patches
You can try to get rid of wart nodes with the help of modern medicines based on special cooling mixtures.The temperature of this liquid is 50-55 degrees Celsius.By strictly following instructions, manufacturers ensure that they get rid of growth on average within 10-14 days.
However, this medication does not guarantee your therapeutic effect.Usually, they only show good results in fighting small single warts.Special gypsum or medical pencil soaked in salicylic acid or lactic acid has proven itself.Such a treatment can take you up to one and a half months to two months.
No one will guarantee
Despite numerous methods and approaches aimed at removing warts and papillomas caused by HPV, no expert will take a complete cure and lack recurrence in the future.Unfortunately, the possibility of a secondary emergence of this growth is high.It's all about the deep arrangement of the virus structure in the skin, and the wrong choice of treatment techniques.
In order to protect yourself from relapses as much as possible, it is necessary to keep your immune system constantly, take vitamin complexes, try to avoid shaking hands with strangers, monitor skin integrity (wear gloves or protective gloves during production), and avoid tight shoes and corn on the soles of your feet.
Preventive measures
Always consult a surgeon or dermatologist after deciding to remove the papilloma.After all, you might be confused and accepting a common Neff or capillary hemangioma for flat warts.Before cancer occurs, pre-green burns can lead to sad consequences.
Consulting with a specialist, providing the necessary tests, and then removing the growth of the clinic will allow you to avoid risks and stay healthy.