On the body of any person, it is not uncommon to find formations of a round shape, flat or convex. Warts look like small balls, and can be located on any part of the skin. Their size varies - from the size of a poppy seed to a large pea. In the scientific world, a wart is a benign neoplasm of the skin. It does not cause any concern, except for aesthetic. Some people resort to removing these growths on the body. In this article, you can learn more about how electrocoagulation of a wart is carried out and what it is, in general.
General information
The cause of warts is a phenomenon called human papillomavirus (HPV). To be infected with it, a person must be predisposed to it. There is no effective cure for the human papillomavirus that causes the disease.
There are a lot of reasons for the appearance. Infection can occur due to any damage to the skin. It is for this reason that the fact that warts are much more common in children than in adults is explained. But in an adult, the favorite place on the body is the face - in men and legs - in women. This is because the skin is easily damaged during shaving. If there is a microdamage on the skin, the virus that causes the appearance of warts is transmitted from a sick person to a he althy person through direct contact or through common objects: doorknobs, railings, towels. You can notice warts on the skin only after it grows. This usually occurs in the second month of infection. They are most often easily seen on the fingers and palms.
For many, growths cause aesthetic discomfort, which is why people use electrocoagulation to remove warts. It is about this method that we will tell in more detail.
Diagnosis
For diagnosis, it is best to consult a dermatologist. You can be treated with folk methods: decoctions of herbs and teas. And also use electrocoagulation of the wart in specialized clinics. In children, growths go away on their own. For an adult, warts in most cases are also absolutely harmless.
If you experience any of the following symptoms, you should see a doctor:
- changing the size, color, shape of warts;
- pain occurs directly from warts;
- increased number of warts;
- the appearance of suspicion that this is not a wart;
- multiple warts;
- there is itching, burning;
- bleeding warts;
- weakened immune system.
Features of treatment
Deletion options are different. Electrocoagulation of the wart is often used. However, the doctor selects the method of treatment based on the tests received.
Today, medicine offers many effective ways to get rid of such an unpleasant disease. Specialists qualitatively and quickly remove growths with electric current - electrocoagulation of the wart. Let's explore it in more detail.
Wart electrocoagulation method
This procedure is the removal of growths with high frequency current. Which is produced by a special apparatus called an electrocoagulator.
It has a tip with which it is convenient to manipulate the doctor. At the end of this device is a special electrode. The frequency of the current supplied by the doctor can be adjusted at any time during the procedure. Reviews of electrocoagulation of warts say that this is the best method for removing these growths on the body.
The essence of the method
The essence of this method of removing warts is to act on the build-up of a current discharge that comes from the electrode. Thus, a temperature of approximately 80 degrees Celsius is created in the wart cells, which is ideal for protein coagulation, as a result of which the cells die. At the end of the procedure, they remainthe surface of the skin in the form of a dark crust. Under it, he althy epithelial cells are formed, which gradually displace the crust from the skin. This approximately happens in 1.5-2 weeks.
Use electrocoagulation for plantar warts too, even though the skin is rougher there.
Carrying out the procedure
Before the procedure, the patient is given local anesthesia, as the temperature of the device on the wart is high. The place of exposure is treated with an antiseptic. The doctor prepares the equipment for removing the build-up, adjusts the frequency of the incoming current to the electrode. It will depend on the density of the wart and is not the same for plantar growths and, say, hanging varieties on the neck.
With a hot tip, the doctor touches the wart, thus cauterizing it. The duration of exposure ranges from several seconds to one minute, depending on the diameter and depth of the wart. Several warts can be removed in one procedure.
At the end of the session, the resulting crusts are cauterized with a 5% solution of potassium permanganate. Thus, they must be processed for a few more days after the procedure, until the time when they fall off on their own.
Rehabilitation after electrocoagulation of a wart
How to care for a problem area after removal? In the first two days after the session, the patient feels unpleasant symptoms: tingling, itching. This is evidenced by reviews of the removal of warts by electrocoagulation. This is due to the fact that under the influence of hightemperatures have affected nearby tissues and take time to recover. But usually these sensations are of moderate or low intensity.
To make the recovery process faster, without complications, the patient must follow the doctor's recommendations:
- treat the crusts daily with an antiseptic;
- protect wounds, if possible, from water ingress;
- refuse from thermal procedures in the affected area, as well as from visiting the pool;
- protect wounds from sunlight;
- do not apply cosmetics to the crusts.
In addition, you can not stick the crusts with a plaster, even if electrocoagulation of the wart on the foot was carried out, because under it a semblance of a greenhouse effect is created, which can lead to their softening, which will contribute to the penetration of the infection inside.
Peeling off the crust prematurely can lead to inflammation, infection, and visible scarring.
Benefits
Wart removal by electrocoagulation has several advantages. The following can be distinguished:
- no bleeding during the procedure;
- infection prevention;
- painless;
- the session of removing one growth is short;
- one procedure can remove several warts at once;
- histological examination of the material.
Contraindications
However, the method has some contraindications. They should be discussed with a specialist at the stage of choosing a method for removing growths. Restrictions include:
- activity in the body of the herpes virus, accompanied by rashes;
- malignancy of neoplasms or suspicion of oncology;
- skin tendency to form a rough scar;
- inflammatory process on the skin in the area of the procedure;
- localization of the wart in the area of a large blood vessel.
Safety
No special complications are expected from this method of removal during recovery time, so it can be called absolutely safe.
The blood vessels adjacent to the growth are sealed, so that bleeding during the procedure is excluded.
In addition, the risk of infection is minimized, as this temperature is detrimental to bacteria.
The main thing is to choose an experienced specialist for electrocoagulation, as well as a licensed clinic.
Disadvantages of the methodology
The disadvantages of this procedure most often include:
- need for local skin anesthesia;
- damage to the surrounding tissue during the session;
- discomfort in the intervention area for the first time after the procedure;
- daily peel treatment;
- risk of visible scarring.
Feedback on the procedure
Many patients choosethis particular method of removing growths on the body due to its painlessness, accessibility and speed of execution. Patients' responses indicate that complete healing occurs already in the second week. A definite plus is noted by people in the ability to remove several warts on the body at once.
Other methods
Besides electrocoagulation, there are other methods for removing growths on the body. It is not uncommon that carbon dioxide, better known as liquid nitrogen or dry ice, is used in wart removal. This procedure is quite short and takes only a couple of minutes. In addition, it does not cause particularly painful sensations.
In some cases, specialists have to use a podophyllin solution. Treatment in this way proceeds within a week. During this period, the solution with the drug is applied directly to the wart two or three times, depending on the case, for several hours. Depending on the immune system and the body as a whole, the treatment may not give the desired result. If after 2-3 sessions the result does not appear, then it is better to continue treatment in other ways. A solution of podophyllin is dangerous for its toxicity. Therefore, multiple procedures associated with this drug can harm the body. Based on this, treatment with this method is categorically not desirable for pregnant and lactating women.
It's also not uncommon for a doctor to prescribe the chemical cantharidin. This substance will form a blister or burn on contact with the skin. Cantharidin is applied directly to the wart itself. After the procedure, approximatelya week, the dead (burned) wart is removed.
Prevention
Dermatologists recommend the following for wart prevention:
- do not disturb the integrity of the wart;
- in public bathing places wear their own interchangeable flip flops;
- don't touch other people's warts;
- wipe yourself dry, as moisture promotes the spread of warts.
Conclusion
The human papillomavirus can manifest itself in absolutely every person. The harm that this virus poses to the body is diverse. If home treatment was not successful, or moreover, the problem only progresses, then you should not exhaust yourself and feed on hopes for recovery itself. In such cases, you need to turn to specialists and trust them by doing electrocoagulation.
