Warts and papillomas are neoplasms that appear on the surface of a person's skin and mucous membranes due to their infection with the human papilloma virus. More often, warts do not disappear spontaneously. To prevent the spread of infection, it is necessary to physically eliminate the growth, as well as to help the body resist the virus that has become entrenched in it. There are many pharmaceutical remedies for removing warts. Once you get acquainted with the characteristics of the most effective of them, you can choose the best tool for yourself.
Types of warts
There are several dozen strains of HPV and the percentage of people who have not encountered any of them in their lifetime is very small. Depending on the genotype of the papilloma virus that has entered the human body, the following types of warts can grow:
- Ordinary or vulgar- occur most often on the upper and lower limbs, in places of folds and frequent injuries. These are keratinized neoplasms with a rough surface. Due to frequent injuries, daughter growths may appear next to the main wart;
- Flat or youthful- light brown neoplasms, slightly raised above the surface of the skin, occurring on the face, neck, arms, legs. It usually grows in groups;
- Plantar (thorns)- hard keratinized warts with noticeable black dots in the center. This type of common wart is often confused with corn. When pressed, it can cause significant pain;
- Acute (genital warts)- soft pink finger-shaped growths. May form conglomerates of cauliflower. They grow in the genital area, in the folds of the skin.
Medical treatment
The papilloma virus infects the upper layers of the skin. It penetrates there through small damages, such as cracks or scratches. Once inside, the virus waits for conditions suitable for reproduction, and when they do occur, a wart grows on the body for a short time. Drugs for such growths are divided into several groups:
- immune stimulation and antiviral agents for oral administration;
- topical agents that kill papilloma cells and exfoliate keratinized tissues;
- local antiviral agents.
Means for the treatment of papillomas with local action
This group of drugs is represented by a wide range of ointments, creams, balms, pencils, oils, plasters, solutions. Depending on the nature of the tumor, its size, the patient's age, the best drug can be chosen.
Solutions
This is one of the cheapest, most effective and therefore popular means of self-removal of various growths. Most of them have a corrosive composition, even a single application to the skin causes a rapid necrotizing effect in the affected area. For this reason, the solutions are not recommended for the treatment of children and people with very sensitive skin.
Important!
Medicinal solutions cannot reduce papillomas located on the mucous membranes. Violation of this recommendation may result in severe burns.
Ointments, creams, sprays
This group of remedies is attractive because, despite the longer course of treatment, there are usually no scars and scars at the end. The most appropriate drug in this group will be recommended by a specialist.
Home cryotherapy
Cryodestruction (or freezing) is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures. This is a painless procedure that effectively kills the cells affected by the papillomavirus. There are more affordable analogues of such a service, which is quite possible to provide yourself. To do this, you need to buy special products at the pharmacy and use them according to the instructions.
Homeopathy for warts
Homeopaths consider the human body as an integral system. Any skin manifestations signal a malfunction of some internal organs. Treatment of skin growths with homeopathic remedies involves removing the causes that led to their appearance, not affecting the wart itself. As the problems in the body are eliminated, the skin is also tidied up.
The peculiarity of the choice of homeopathic medicines lies in the fact that the doctor takes into account a large number of individual characteristics of the patient (such as physical, mental characteristics), the symptoms of his disease. After analyzing the information received, the homeopath prepares a medication regimen.
Chinese medicine for warts
Medicines from Chinese manufacturers are deservedly respected by those who have tried them. The most effective treatment for papillomas in China will be recommended by a doctor.
Review
Female of 44 years:
"I'll tell you how I managed to cure the wart. I noticed a few small calluses on my leg. I tried to wipe them with pumice - without much result. After looking at them carefully, I noticed dots in the middle. Google, I realized that these are warts. Among the described methods of removal, I liked the most. I bought a box of a special product. Before cooling it was afraid that it would hurt, but in vain, as it turned out. So, a slight feeling of cold. Two weeks later I killed the wound andI pressed again with the applicator. No more warts appeared. "