Almost every one of us at least once in his life faced with a warts – knotty growths that affect the hands, the fingers of the hands and feet, in the armpits and some other parts of the body. Usually the cause of these benign tumors is human papilloma virus (HPV), which infects every person on the planet.
What you need to know about HPV?
Under the HPV are now seeing a whole group of viruses (over 100), it settles in the tissues and environments of the human body, can occasionally appear to be a plain, flat, genital warts (warts). HPV is most often transmitted through contact with infected skin, through towels, shared clothing, as well as sexually transmitted diseases. This virus is easy to catch, in the shower, in the sauna, the pool, the locker room of the fitness club and other public places with high humidity and questionable sanitary conditions. Penetrate into the body, the virus survives for ever, and a complete cure, unfortunately, does not give in.
And in the body of an operator at a time can stay a dozen strains of HPV. In the presence of a strong immune system and no chronic diseases, HPV can remain in a state of lethargy, not get to be the same. However, in the case of the weakening of the protection of the functions of the body, HPV can be Expressed in the format of tumors, increased body temperature, General malaise.
More problematic because of the so-called plantar warts that appear on foot in the area of maximum friction during the motion. These warts are gray to represent a callus-like seal, which can be extremely painful while walking. Very unpleasant, genital warts, the removal of which is problematic due to the thin skin in the area of their location.
For the treatment of HPV of the present day with special antiviral drugs and immunotherapy, although, as we have seen, to get rid of acquiring the virus permanently date is not possible.
Medical methods for wart removal
In modern dermatology for the removal of tumors in the form of warts used several successful techniques:
- Cryosurgery. Cream of benign tumors with liquid nitrogen. It only takes a couple of treatments to completely remove warts. The procedure is very painful as the frozen nitrogen is in contact with the skin at a temperature of - 196 degrees Celsius. Since the disadvantages of this method that take into account the difficulty of controlling the level of freezing during the burning, as well as the possibility of the appearance of a scar in place of the removed wart.
- Cream laser. Perform layer by layer removal of the growth with the use of local anesthesia medical laser. This method is less traumatic, so cosmetic defects in the site of the wart, as a general rule, do not quit.
- Electrocoagulation. The methodology – the impact on the affected area of the skin with high frequency current. With deep roots a cream of warts after healing of wounds, the possible occurrence of the scar.
- The surgical removal. Used infrequently, generally in a place deep growth of the roots. After excision of the body of warts, the surgeon sutures, after the elimination of which remains visible of the scar. An innovative option – the so-called radio wave surgery, which involves the removal of warts using high-frequency radio-frequency (3,8-4,0 MHz).
The cream in the household
To remove a standard wart can be in the home. For these purposes, most often used cosmetic treatment compositions, made from natural celandine, assets or alkali.
Before you remove the wart to protect the healthy skin near the affected area apply a thin layer of baby cream or vaseline. Now you can start to burn. To do this, apply a small drop of the composition directly on the warts and wait until it is completely dry. A similar procedure, you will have to repeat 1-2 times a day for a few days. In the process of this treatment of the wart will peel away and then completely disappear, leaving small pigmentary stain, which disappears after some time.
Using this method of wart removal and genital warts, you should be very careful. Concentrated alkali contained in these compositions is very aggressive, therefore, in the case of incorrect calculation of the volume of a single dose during a session of the cream, the procedure can leave behind a deep chemical burn that will continue to get wet, and for a long time to heal. The appearance of the scar or scar under these inevitable errors.
House cryotherapy and medicated plasters
To try to get rid of the warty knots with the help of modern drugs, the basis of which a special refrigerant mixture. The temperature of the liquid is 50-55 degrees Celsius. In strict compliance with the manufacturers ' instructions to ensure the freedom of growth medium for 10-14 days.
However, these drugs may not guarantee that a therapeutic effect. Tend to show a good result only when dealing with the small, single warts. Well tested and special plasters or medicated stick soaked in salicylic or acid lactic. This treatment can take up to a year and a half and two months.
Guarantees can not give you a
Despite the extensive list of tools and methods designed for the removal of warts and papillomas caused by HPV, to ensure the complete cure and absence of recurrence in the future does not undertake any expert. Unfortunately, the probability of occurrence of such secondary growths are very high. The thing in the depth of the location of the virus in the structures of the skin, and a bad choice of medical techniques.
To protect yourself from relapses, which need to constantly support your immune system, take vitamins, try to avoid shaking hands with strangers, to control the integrity of the skin (use gloves or gloves for protection at work), avoid tight shoes and corns on the soles of the feet.
Precautions
Decide on the removal of papillomas, be sure to consult with a surgeon or a dermatologist. It is possible that you can confuse and make an ordinary nevus or capillary hemangioma for a flat wart. And the burning of a nevus can lead to tragic consequences, until the cancer problem.
Consultation with a specialist, the hire of the necessary tests, and then remove growths in the clinic allow you to avoid risks and maintain their health.