To combat warts, a variety of means are used: medicines, folk recipes, removal using various devices. Warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Everyone can become infected with it, and when favorable factors are created, the virus manifests itself in formations on the skin. To get rid of skin growths and defeat the virus, it is necessary to treat warts using medicines and folk methods that affect the cause of the pathology.
Features of warts
Infection assimilates with skin cells, forcing them to divide more intensively. You can get the virus in public places, through household items. The virus enters the body through wounds, abrasions.
Pathology is manifested by the formation of bizarre growths of various shapes on the skin. It usually grows inside the skin and in breadth. Above the surface of the skin, the warts do not protrude much - no more than a centimeter.
All formations that appear on the skin are divided into several types. Treatment of warts begins only after determining the type.
- Common warts, juvenile warts.
- Genital warts. Most often, this type appears on the genitals.
- senile, caused by age-related changes.
- Solar.
According to statistics, more than half of the world's population is infected with HPV, but not all people have growths. It has to do with the functioning of the immune system. If a person has one or more warts, then this indicates the need to immediately take tests for HPV and begin treatment for warts.
Usually does not require treatment of the disease, as the immune system itself is able to cope with the virus. But there are times when immediate medical attention is needed:
- growth does not disappear for a long time;
- there are many warts, they multiply;
- education causes discomfort, soreness.
In these situations, you need to contact a dermatologist. He will conduct research and prescribe treatment.
For the treatment of warts, drugs, traditional medicines, and surgical methods of removal can be prescribed. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Medicated treatment
For the treatment of warts at home, antiviral and immunostimulating agents are used. Before carrying out surgical treatment of pathology, it is necessary to get rid of the virus by conducting antiviral therapy. Then, activities are carried out to strengthen the immune system. This is necessary so that the body itself begins to fight the pathology.
Strengthening the immune system
A variety of drugs are used to treat warts at home. Most often prescribed:
- "Isoprinosine" in tablets. The drug has an immunostimulating effect. The drug is taken only as prescribed by a doctor in a strict dosage. This drug is prescribed in case of weakened immunity. The drug is taken in courses for two weeks with breaks of a month. The daily dosage for an adult is two tablets three times a day. Already after several appointments, patients notice improvements: the formations begin to decrease and gradually completely disappear. You can take the remedy for children over three years old in a strictly prescribed dosage by a doctor. The drug has contraindications. It cannot be used for arrhythmias, gout, renal failure, individual intolerance to the components.
- "Viferon". For the treatment of flat warts on the face and other types, this drug is considered one of the best. It stimulates the production of the interferon protein, which fights the virus. The drug is taken twice a day in the dosage that the doctor picked up. Treatment usually lasts about a month.
- "Pyrogenal". It is a solution for intramuscular injection. The tool is used to improve immunity. Injections are included in complex therapy.
HPV Solutions
These types of medicines are used with extreme caution. These solutions are used to cauterize warts. They can damage he althy skin. Despite this, with home treatment of warts inin some cases, it is possible to get rid of the problem the first time.
Before cauterizing the growths, he althy skin around them should be sealed, and the warts themselves are steamed. Then the liquid is gently dripped onto the formation. These funds are not used to remove formations in children.
In this group, the most effective remedy is Ferezol. Around the growth, the skin is treated with a fat cream, and then sealed.
Helps to remove warts "Verrukacid". It is more gentle on he althy skin without causing burns. Fresh and small growths can be removed the first time, and old and large warts are removed in several steps.
To soften the growths use "Kollomak". It contains salicylic acid. You can use this remedy for no longer than a week.
It helps to cauterize warts, the well-known iodine. This remedy has necrotic properties. When cauterizing formations, it is necessary to ensure that iodine does not get on he althy skin.
Antiviral drugs
It is not enough to get rid of formations on the skin, it is also necessary to treat the cause of warts on the fingers and other parts of the body, namely, the impact on the virus from the inside. For protection, organisms use tablets, ointments, creams, solutions for external use, solutions for injections.
Good results in the treatment of warts gives the drug "Allokin Alpha". This is an antiviral drug of domestic production, which in 98% of cases helps to cope with HPV. Also, this remedy helps with the herpes virus, with influenza,hepatitis B. This remedy is available only as injections, it is not available in tablets.
Proven Methods
Oxolinic ointment is used to treat warts on the face. It has an anti-infective effect. With this tool, the build-up is treated several times a day for a month, and sometimes longer. The ointment differs from other products in its low price and availability: the product can be bought at any pharmacy. The disadvantage of this remedy is the need for long-term treatment. When applying the ointment, be aware that it leaves greasy marks on clothes.
Helps to cope with warts "Viruxin". It is an antiviral agent of plant origin. It contains a large number of extracts of medicinal plants that provide antiviral effects on the body and increase immune defenses.
Groprinosin is produced in tablets. It is prescribed in combination with ointments, gels.
You can use Panavir gel for warts. It has an antiviral effect, removes warts. The substances contained in the cream penetrate deeply into the layers of the skin and act on the root of the formation.
Celandine drops help well. They have a detrimental effect on the virus, killing them. This drug gently lubricate the growths. You can use drops for no longer than a week.
There are tablets and ointment for warts "Acyclovir". This product can be used by children.
In complex therapy, immunostimulants are used, such as Cycloferon, Interferon, Reaferon and others. All antiviralsstimulate the immune system.
Quick deletion
According to reviews, the treatment of warts is carried out quickly only by the surgical method. For this, laser, nitrogen removal and other methods are used.
Removal of vulgar warts with a laser is carried out by gradual evaporation of the growth tissue. Then a small crust appears at the site of the wart. Over time, it disappears.
When removed with nitrogen, the tissue freezes. After this method, a small bubble is formed on the skin, resembling a burn. Gradually, it heals, the wart falls off, he althy skin remains.
The radio wave method is used as a surgical removal. It produces a high frequency wave action that vaporizes the tissue. This method is somewhat similar to laser removal, but is rarely used yet.
Deprecated Methods
Some types of growths are removed by electrocoagulation. The surgeon does anesthesia with novocaine, and then performs excision of the wart with a metal thread under current. This method is performed only in the clinic under local anesthesia. This technology is slightly outdated and rarely used, as is the method of removing warts with a scalpel.
Folk treatments
Treatment of warts by folk methods is carried out in cases where they are just beginning to appear and do not exceed the size of a match head. For cauterization of growths, fresh celandine juice is used. To treat the build-up, in the warm season, lubricate the damaged surface with plant sap. This procedurecarried out several times a day. After a few weeks, the warts disappear.
Garlic copes well with warts. It is cut into thin slices and applied to the growth. A patch is applied on top. This procedure is carried out every day. The result is visible in a month.
Other recipes
Potato decoction is used to treat flat warts. To prepare it, you will need to remove the sprouts from the sprouted root crops. They will need a glass and pour the same amount of boiling water. Then the composition is put on a slow fire and boiled until the liquid becomes half as much. The finished product is rubbed into the warts twice a day. This remedy helps to get rid of youthful growths.
Acetic acid can be used to treat plantar warts at home, but it may leave scars. The acid is applied drop by drop to each growth with a pipette. During the procedure, it is important to avoid getting vinegar on a he althy area of \u200b\u200bthe skin.
Gentle treatments
It is not safe to treat warts with drugs with a burning property. To reduce the impact on he althy tissue, it is necessary to cover he althy tissue during the treatment of growths. For this, an adhesive plaster is taken, a hole corresponding to the size of the wart is cut out on it. The patch is glued to the body so that the growth peeks out through the resulting hole.
This method of protection will not allow you to apply a burning agent to he althy skin. Next, a mixture of garlic and vinegar is taken, formaking the gruel thicker, add flour to it. A piece of this test is taken and applied to the wart. From above, everything is covered with polyethylene and fixed with a bandage. The procedure is carried out every day, making such compresses at night.
When treating formations with other means and medicines, you should also cover the skin with a plaster.
Castor oil and aloe
Helps get rid of warts castor oil. This remedy has many healing properties, it has a good effect on the skin. To remove warts, you must wash the affected skin twice a day with oil.
Helps get rid of aloe warts. To prepare the remedy, a teaspoon of soda is taken, diluted in a glass of water. A swab is moistened in the resulting solution and applied to the wart for twenty minutes. After that, a small piece is taken from the aloe leaf and fixed on the wart with a bandage. The procedure is carried out every day before going to bed for a week.
Prevention
In order to no longer have warts, it is necessary to increase immunity. It will protect the body from the human papillomavirus.
If the pathology manifests itself in children, then you need to reconsider the diet of the child: it includes juices, fruits, vitamins. Be sure to avoid stressful situations. In the cold season, it is recommended to brew herbal teas with the addition of fresh-frozen berries and honey. Be sure to teach your child to follow the rules of personal hygiene, especially in public places.
When warts reappear,it is necessary to immediately begin to increase immunity, and skin formations to be cured.
Treatment of warts by any methods should be carried out only under the supervision of a doctor and only according to the scheme that the doctor determines. Many people ignore visiting a dermatologist and try to treat the growth on their own. After a series of failures, burns, it is possible to remove the cosmetic manifestation of the virus, but with the slightest decrease in immunity, HPV again manifests itself with formations on the skin. Therefore, it is necessary to act on the wart not only from the outside, removing skin defects, but also to kill the virus inside the body.
