Warts are neoplasms of viral nature, they can form on any part of human skin, but their most common localization is on the hands, feet, face and neck.
It has been proven that the cause of warts is human papillomavirus HPV, which has over 100 species, many of which contribute to the malignancy of neoplasms. Therefore, it is impossible to easily get the appearance of any growth on the body, you should immediately contact a specialist to clarify the correct diagnosis, type, nature of education, to distinguish it from other skin diseases.
In this article, we will look at how to get rid of warts on the hands effectively and quickly, as well as what popular recipes will help in removing warts at home. Read the comments on the successful treatment in the comments.
What causes warts on the hands?
Warts are a sign of human papillomavirus, or HPV for short, in the body. There are many types of this virus, the most active of which is HPV no. 2, due to it appear warts on the hands.
The virus is transmitted very quickly in closed air spaces with high temperature and humidity. Therefore, places like swimming pools, saunas and baths are most suitable for the widespread spread of papillomaviruses. The most successful area for the appearance of warts are the hands, as this part of the body is most often in contact in certain processes of human life. The treatment of warts on the hands has its own characteristics, as, first of all, it is necessary to determine whether it is a real wart or not and whether it should be removed?
Perhaps an infected person will never face a concern such as a wart, thanks to good health and strong immunity. But people who constantly spend all their energy on work and worries are at risk. After all, it is the weakening of the body and stress that are the real causes of warts on the hands, because in such conditions HPV begins to act particularly aggressively.
Distribution
It is common to distinguish several types of warts, depending on the clinical manifestations:
- Common (vulgar) warts.appear, as a rule, on the hands and feet, in places where injuries and microtraumas occur most often. They are round, ranging in size from the head of a needle to a large pea, have an uneven surface, like cauliflower, and gradually grow, forming an uncomfortable-looking "shrub" of warts. They are more common in adolescents during puberty.
- flat warts. Often, these warts are called juvenile warts, as they appear more often in adolescents and young adults. Such formations have a yellow tinge, their surface is smooth, they are practically invisible, as they protrude slightly above the skin. Such an increase does not occur more than 3 mm. Flat warts appear on the back of the finger. Only one increase may appear, but often the formations are arranged in groups.
- plantar warts- usually forms on the soles of the feet, with the pressure of uncomfortable shoes. Most common in people with excessive foot sweating. Such warts have a deeply set nucleus, are painful, dark gray in color. It, with mechanical removal of the aggregate, must be removed. Otherwise, the wart will grow again. This type of neoplasm is also encountered in those who work with an uncomfortable tool for a long time.
Warts on hands: photo
What these neoplasms look like, we offer detailed pictures to see.
How to get rid of warts on the fingers?
In most cases, you have to do nothing to get rid of the hateful growth, it goes away on its own. But if a long time has passed since the appearance of the wart on the fingers and it does not think of disappearing, but rather grows or multiplies, then certain measures must be taken.
Wart removal is recommended in the following cases:
- if its color changes;
- if the wart bleeds or gets wet;
- if the surface becomes uneven;
- with the appearance of daughter neoplasms;
- with constant friction, pressure, other mechanical damage;
- at risk of strain;
- when it causes aesthetic and psychological disturbances.
The problem in choosing a method for treating warts is that it is a unique neoplasm that can respond to treatment in a completely non-standard way. In some cases, any means of treating the warts is useless, while in others, the warts disappear on their own and without exposure.
However, you should understand that treating warts on your hands will not save you from HPV itself, but only from its manifestations in the form of rashes, and to avoid a recurrence in the future, you should first of all engage inpreventing and strengthening your immunity.
How to remove warts on hands
There are four main ways to remove warts. Each of them has its advantages and disadvantages. Which method to get rid of the wart - the specialist should decide by examining the area of skin damaged by the wart.
- laser removal. Most effective, maintenance-free and painless. The whole process takes a few minutes, and in the place where the wart was, there is left only a small and inconspicuous depression.
- Cryotherapy. The essence of the method is the freezing of the formation with liquid nitrogen, as a result, the condyloma dies and exfoliates for 5-6 days. There is no trace after such a procedure if you take proper care of the wound.
- Electrocoagulation. It is performed under local anesthesia using a surgical coagulator. A thin metal plate, under the influence of a high-frequency electric current, produces layer-by-layer sections of the wart. In this case, coagulation (cauterization) of the affected tissue occurs. If the root of the tumor is located at a great depth from the surface of the skin of the hands, then after the procedure will remain a flat scar of light color.
- Surgical intervention. This is an excision method when it comes to a large area of wart redness. The operation is performed under local anesthesia, and the sutures are cosmetic.
- Chemical methods for removing warts- used much less frequently than those listed above. In this case, alkali or caustic acid is applied to the warts. The procedure can be once, or course. This method has a number of disadvantages: pain, increased risk of damage to healthy tissue, and high probability of wound infection. An exception in this case is salicylic acid, which is sold in a pharmacy in the form of an oil, solution, crumbs. To remove some warts, this medicine is enough, but it is worth remembering that the medicine is applied only to warts.
Remember that wart removal does not mean the end of treatment. For complete cure, you need to take care of your immunity in order to overcome the human papillomavirus.
How to remove warts on hands at home
If the warts on the fingers are neoplasms of a benign nature, their number and size are not very large, you can try to remove the warts yourself with folk remedies at home:
- The most common way is celandine. It is necessary to lubricate the warts with fresh celandine juice 2 times a day until the warts disappear. As a rule, this lasts several days.
- Vinegar for warts. Very often, when treating warts at home, acetic acid is used. Every night before going to bed, gently add 1 drop of acetic acid to each wart. Over time, the warts will begin to disappear.
- Soak the onion in vinegar, connect with the wart overnight. In order not to burn the skin surrounding the wart, it is necessary to close it with a bandage or cut a circle from polyethylene with a hole in the center. Repeat for a few days until complete disappearance.
- The Kalanchoe leaf is turned into mortar, the wart is put quite thick, it is tied and so they sleep all night.
Before starting the procedure at home, using any alternative method of treatment, whether ointment or solution, it is advisable to steam the neoplasm for 15 minutes, then remove the excess water from the wart and apply the medicine.
If the traditional methods of treatment used do not give the desired effect, warts on the hands change shape and color, increase in size, itch, bleed or are constantly injured, then it is recommended to urgently consult a specialist to avoid infection. of large areas of healthy skin.
In addition to the process of healing and strengthening the immune system, do not forget about precautions in crowded places, as well as about personal hygiene. If possible, you should always carry antibacterial gel with you so as not to wash your hands in a public place.