Warts

Warts occur on the body due to infection one of the types of human papilloma virus, transmitted in consequence of contact: shaking hands, walking barefoot in public areas, swimming pool and use of shared shower) also if you use household items. Warts can be a value from 1 mm to 15 mm, it depends on their place of education, look. Warts can form large tumors hemispherical or conical shape. Over time, their color changes. First, the color of warts same color skin, then they become brown, rarely black, more the color is acquired through the dirt, which is easily overlaid on the uneven surface of the warts. The incubation period of warts is at least 5-6 weeks to 5-6 months. To infection normal contact is not enough, also need the presence of several favorable factors, which include excessive sweating of hands and feet, microtrauma on the skin, immunodeficiency.

Types of warts:

Among warts distinguish 4 main types: simple (or ordinary), flat, genital warts and senile warts.

• The simple wart is a Horny papules with a diameter of from 1 to 10 mm. most Often they are formed on the back surface of the hands . This type of warts goes away within two years and does not require any treatment.
• Plantar warts - they are also normal and appear on the feet in places pressure shoes, because the feet steamy. First, the wart is a small size with characteristic brilliance, then becomes keratinized papule or plaque yellowish-gray color, its surface becomes rough and uneven. This wart usually solitary, but sometimes found them 3-6 and more. Stronger than all the pain to deliver a tight, Horny, dirty-gray in color plantar warts. In rare cases, this type of warts can cause disability.
• Flat (juvenile warts) are clearly demarcated papules with a smooth surface and their diameter is from 1 to 5 mm, protruding 1-2 mm above the skin . These warts mainly appear in children and young people. Flat warts have the appearance of rounded or irregular flat nodules, which are located on the dorsum of hands, shins, and also on the face . Color light brown, pink or flesh . The appearance of flat warts leads to irritation of the skin ( scratches, cuts, etc.).
• Genital warts (condyloma) is a very small pink colored skin growths that lead to stockebrand growth of soft consistency of corporal or red. This type of wart appears on the genitals in men and women. The disease is transmitted through sexual contact, most often when the genital organs have minor injuries (or cracks). If to get rid of them, they can grow large and be very harmful to human health. Warts lead to the development of other infectious diseases in the genital organs. According to statistics, more their appearance affects women with a high probability of developing cervical cancer.
• Senile warts (keratomas, seborrhoeic keratosis, seborrhoeic wart, bazalnoe-accurate papilloma) - a benign tumor. The name is clear that this type of warts appear in people of advanced age. The reasons are not clear, but it is believed that they develop from cells of the basal layer of the epidermis, with more superficial part of hair follicle. Symptoms of seborrheic keratosis is most often appear on the chest, at least on the face, neck, hands, surfaces of the forearms. Palms and soles are exceptions. This wart hits the mucous membranes, they are generally not more than 20, their size from 0.3 to 3.5 cm, and rarely reaches 4.5-5 cm.

Causes of warts

The main cause of warts is HPV (human papilloma virus). The most common way of infection is a direct contact, like shaking hands with the person who has the wart. Still be infected with HPV virus from touching infected objects such as handrails in public transport, towels, nail files, nail clippers, etc. The HPV virus comes into the human being from the lesions on the skin: cracks, scratches, any skin irritation and cuts. One of the types of warts is transmitted through sexual contact is genital warts. According to statistics over 80% of people are carriers of the HPV virus and not know it. HPV can pass completely asymptomatic. The reasons for it include:

• Breakdown or stress
• a weak immune system
• Hypothermia
• Severe sweating
• Wearing synthetic clothing, tight shoes and shoes made of artificial materials
• Microtrauma (get hurt while shaving)

Without taking steps to treatment of warts immediately, the person can infect the whole body "colonies" of the wart. So, as we already know, the cause of warts is the human papilloma virus (HPV), which infected more than 80% of people on earth, and each infected person can have several types of virus at the same time, and not knowing Oyu, because of their asymptomatic course. Every year rasprostranenie the HPV virus in the countries is growing steadily. Often infection occurs through direct contact with the skin and mucous membranes and, less frequently, infection can happen in everyday items (nail files, scissors, etc.)

Wart treatment

Now that we know what warts are and how they occur and what are the reasons for their occurrence, we will try to learn the ways of their medical treatment and folk remedies.

General principles of treatment of warts

Today there is no such method of wart treatment that would eliminate their cause (the human papilloma virus (HPV)) completely. The appearance of warts may re-occur after any of the methods of removal. The likelihood of recurrence is the same after any method of treatment and is 25% - 40%. Most methods of wart removal leave on the body traces the scars. At the same time, we see a common sequence: the more effective method of removal, the higher the likelihood of scarring and scars. Warts can behave completely unpredictably disappear without treatment, but they can not go after the most effective methods of treatment. In adults and in individuals with low immunity and during a long period of warts by yourself warts are rare. First, you need to try safe therapies. Then, if you do not see effect, then you should go to more aggressive treatment. To begin treatment of warts by laser removal you'd better not, since this method of treatment has the highest risk of scarring and it does not decrease the likelihood of relapse.

Medical ways to get rid of warts.

The appearance of warts, the most correct decision will be to consult a dermatologist, who will pick up the drugs, to enhance immunity and calming the nerves. In addition, the doctor will select the right way to get rid of warts. Such methods include:

• Cryosurgery (freezing the wart with liquid nitrogen). To the wart evenly pinned on a wooden stick of a tampon or special medical cryoapplicator applied liquid nitrogen, thereby freezing the wart for 15-40 seconds. After that, the wart changes color to white and becomes thick, then within the hour , in its place formed a bubble that lasts 4-8 days, and then it gradually dries out. Fully crust leaves in two and a half weeks, leaving a light pink stain. For plantar warts you need a longer course of several cryoprocedure at intervals of 2-3 days.
• Electrocoagulation (removal of warts using current). Under the high-frequency current wart "cut off" a thin metal loop, it helps to prevent bleeding and disinfects the tissue. While the doctor will material to check it for cancer . The surgery is performed under local anesthesia . After exposure to the current appears thin crust that disappears by itself after 5-7 days (not to leave a scar it is better not to wet).
• Laser photocoagulation (removal of warts by laser). The wart is removed layer by layer with a laser under local anesthesia. After the procedure, the location where the wart is a small deepening which is leveled independently in 3-4 weeks. If we talk about plantar wart, then you need to keep in mind that for 3-4 weeks you'll have less to walk.
• Surgical excision of warts. The method applies only if the warts are very large (or there are some warts fused into one). Everything superfluous is cut out with a scalpel, and always goes to research . The procedure is performed under local anesthesia . Skin sutured cosmetic suture, after which remain thin light scar.
• Chemical methods. They imply one-time or course treatment of warts a caustic acid or alkali . Thus a high probability of damaging the tissue around the warts, or even worse, infection . It is a very painful method of wart removal. With the exception that the treatment is salicylic acid. You can buy in any pharmacy in liquid form, as an ointment or as a special patch. For some types of warts it is quite good. Thing to remember is that you need to remove the wart only and not with the skin on which it appeared – that is, you should smear or to stick with only the wart.

Traditional treatment of warts.

• Every day, several times a day lubricate the wart with an infusion of wormwood. A strong decoction of sage (1 Cup of boiling water you need to add 3 tablespoons of sage, boil 2-3 minutes, then within half an hour insist under the lid). A decoction is used for daily lubrication of warts.
• Daily 3-4 times must be treated warts with raw garlic. Treatment should continue until the complete disappearance of warts, which takes two to three weeks to a month, in some cases, treatment may take longer time.
• Squeeze the juice of celandine or dandelion. Daily lubricate this juice to the wart. The treatment last about 2-4 weeks.
• To make roasted garlic with butter.
• Appeared on legs warts, apply tea tree oil 3-4 times a day. Oil You can buy in most pharmacies and its cost is small. No need to dilute the oil, because the skin of the feet is thicker and therefore less sensitive compared to skin on other parts of the body. If you think that Your skin is sensitive, then there is a high probability of irritation, to avoid this You need to dilute the oil, using aloe Vera gel or water. Dilute the oil in the ratio 50: 50.
• Carefully not damaging the tumor RUB it clean with chalk, sprinkling the top has a bit of chalk. Tie so that the moisture came through the blindfold. With such a bandage it is necessary to go day.
• Infuse raw onion in acetic essence and bind it at night. Do it several times a day, until the wart will not work with root.
• Mash garlic to a paste, then pour over a little lemon juice and add flour to make dough. Then on the wart, apply the patch with the hole in the middle for the knot. One for the wart to stick the dough with garlic and top to put a band-aid larger. Keep this dressing on for 2-3 days, daily when replacing with a new one.
• If the wart falls off, it is necessary to lubricate the skin Vishnevsky ointment and bandage. Ointment to apply to the complete healing of wounds.
• Instead of the above-described recipe garlic test for removal of warts you can use a piece of Kalanchoe. Bandage to do it every day several times a day, changing a piece of Kalanchoe fresh. After these procedures warts completely disappear.
• Daily several times a day to grease warts with lemon juice, or juice from sour apples. Allow to dry, without washing. The acidic juice reduces the wart in size and days 8-12 it will disappear completely.
• Buy in any pharmacy green liquid soap and use for dressing a wart. Soak a piece of bandage with soap and fasten it on the wart with a band-aid.
• The disappearance of the warts helps the juice from fresh berries of mountain ash. Juice lubricate warts 3-4 times a day.
• To lubricate the wart and apply a fresh juice of green tomatoes.
• Place the horseradish with the salt, make compresses on the warts.
• Removal of warts dry ice. A piece of ice to keep on the wart for as long as possible, repeating the process several times a day
• Hot water (Hyperthermia). The method is extremely simple and involves immersion of the hands or feet affected by warts, for 25-35 minutes in as hot water, which a person can stand (usually 43 — 47°C). The procedure is carried out 3-4 times a week. The mechanism of action of hyperthermia is associated with redness of the skin by dilating small blood vessels with subsequent activation of the immune system. This method is primitive and therefore often causes ridicule patients. Nevertheless, hyperthermia is very effective. The method is preferable when the plantar warts.

The consequences of warts

Warts become cancerous is extremely rare, although prolonged friction and injury may develop inflammation. The consequences of warts include:

• Their spread to nearby areas on the human body;
• Frequent relapses after treatment;
• The appearance of scars after their removal;
• The entry of infection, especially if the integrity of the warts have been violated;
• The accession of infection, especially if the integrity of the warts is broken;
• The possibility of converting certain types of warts into malignant;