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 papillomavirus. Most often, warts do not go away on their own. To prevent the spread of infection, it is necessary to physically eliminate the growth and help the body resist the virus that has taken root there. There are many drugstore remedies for removing warts. Having familiarized yourself with the features of the most effective of them, you can choose the best remedy for yourself.
Types of warts
There are several dozen strains of HPV and the percentage of people who have not encountered one in their lifetime is very low. Depending on the genotype of the papillomavirus that has entered the human body, the following types of warts can develop:
- Ordinary or vulgar- most often occur on the upper and lower limbs, where folds and frequent injuries occur. These are keratinized neoplasms with a rough surface. Due to frequent damage, daughter growths may occur next to the main wart;
- Flat or young- light brown neoplasms slightly raised above the surface of the skin, appearing on the face, neck, hands, legs. Usually grows in groups;
- Plantar (thorns)- hard keratinized warts with black dots visible in the center. This type of common wart is often mistaken for a horn. It can cause significant pain when in a hurry;
- Pointed (genital warts)- soft pinkish growths in the shape of a finger. Can form cauliflower conglomerates. They grow in the genital area, in the folds of the skin.
Medical treatment
The papillomavirus infects the upper layers of the skin. It gets into it through minor damage, such as cracks or scratches. Having settled inside, the virus waits for favorable conditions for reproduction, and when they appear, a wart develops on the body in a short time. Drugs for such growths are divided into several groups:
- immunity boosting and antiviral agents for oral administration;
- topical agents that kill papilloma cells and exfoliate keratinized tissue;
- local antiviral agents.
Remedies for papillomas of local action
This group of drugs is represented by a large assortment of ointments, creams, balms, pencils, oils, dressings, solutions. Depending on the nature of the neoplasm, its size, the age of the patient, the best remedy can be selected.
Solutions
It is one of the cheapest, most effective and therefore the most popular means for the self-removal of various growths. Most of them have a caustic 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 can lead to severe burns.
Ointments, creams, sprays
This group of funds is attractive because, despite a longer treatment, there are usually no scars and scars at the end. The most suitable drug from 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 cells affected by the papillomavirus. There are more affordable analogues of such a service, which it 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 regard the human body as an integral system. Any skin manifestation signals a dysfunction in the work of certain internal organs. Treatment of skin growths with homeopathic preparations consists of eliminating the causes that led to their appearance and not affecting the wart itself. As the problems inside the body are eliminated, the skin is in order as well.
The peculiarity of the selection 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), symptoms of his disease. After analyzing the information received, the homeopath draws up a schedule for taking medication.
Chinese medicines for warts
Medicines from Chinese manufacturers are rightly respected by those who have tried them. The most effective Chinese papilloma remedy will be recommended by a doctor.
Meet again
Female, 44 years old:
"I'll tell you how I managed to cure the wart. I noticed several small calluses on my foot. I tried to erase them with a pumice stone - to no great result. After carefully examining them, I tried to erase them with a pumice stone. noticed dots in the middle. Searching on google, I found out that these are warts. Of the removal methods described, I liked the most. I bought myself a box of a special product. cool, I was afraid it would hurt, but it was in vain, as it turned out. So a slight feeling of cold. Two weeks later I removed the wound and pressedagain with the applicator. No more wart appeared. "