The face is the first thing people pay attention to. And troubles such as warts can not only ruin the impression, but also undermine their own self-esteem.
But nothing just appears. And, therefore, the formation of warts on the face must be justified by something. It is possible that internal disturbances.
What is it? Why do they appear and, most importantly - how to remove a wart on the face?
Aesthetic disorder or serious illness: what are warts?
A wart is, in 90% of cases, a benign skin lesion that has a shade different from the primary skin color, and also has the appearance of a nodule or papilla. Most often, such a nuisance on the face is associated with the appearance of viruses in the body and does not pose any health hazard.
The sizes of these skin formations vary from 2 to 15 mm, can be flattened or pointedly rise above the epidermis. Several small warts can merge together and form one obvious tumor that spoils the entire aesthetics of the face.
Over time, warts noticeably darken due to the fact that dirt and greasy secretions settle on their uneven surface.
In 10% of cases, these skin lesions become malignant, which inevitably leads to the development of oncology. Therefore, as soon as a new formation appears on the face, it should immediately be shown to the doctor for purity.
Reasons for their appearance
Warts on the face do not appear for no reason. The most common is a weakening of immunity associated with climate change. During this period, the body is at great risk of "picking up" HPV.
Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) - an insidious pathogen that can "nap" for a long time in the body and, ultimately, manifest itself as a wart - this is a hidden nuisance. What can provoke the awakening of HPV:
- promiscuous intimate contacts;
- violation of personal hygiene;
- infection through the wound;
- taking hormonal drugs;
- high blood sugar;
- the use of hygiene and cosmetics of a person who is a carrier of HPV.
- visiting public places.
A person with integral skin is not vulnerable to HPV, because for its penetration you need, even invisible to the eye, skin damage. But not every carrier of the papilloma virus can have a wart on his face. Only a few reasons can cause the virus in the carrier's body:
- severe or prolonged stress;
- lack of vitamins in the body;
- hormonal changes in adolescents;
- menopause;
- diabetes;
- weakening of the body, decreased immunity.
If a wart on the face appears, it must be removed.
Symptoms
Warts on the face are accompanied by a number of symptoms that are not able to bring discomfort:
- the absence of any painful sensations both during education and after;
- lack of redness or inflammation;
- the color of the neoplasm may be brown, flesh or pink;
- the edges are even;
- round shape;
- gradual increase in size;
- some small neoplasms may appear near the wart that appears.
However, the listed symptoms, which do not cause any anxiety, are characteristic of both benign and malignant. Therefore, any formation on the skin can hide a serious danger.
Types of warts on the face (photo)
Warts can appear in various forms that differ from each other. There are 5 types of such skin formations:
Ordinary (the second name is vulgar). They differ in a round shape, rough surface and dense texture. By color can be pink, flesh, but most often brown. They are easily confused with a mole due to their external similarities. Another feature of vulgar warts is that they can imperceptibly disappear with time. Such warts interfere with a person, especially if they appear on the eyelids.
Flat (the second name is youthful). Such warts appear at puberty, when there is an active hormonal rearrangement in the body. They do not “strike” their eyes with their size and shape, since they do not rise above the surface of the skin, as, for example, ordinary ones. Their shape is round, often with smooth edges. The color may be pale pink, flesh, light beige, there is gloss on a smooth surface. Dimensions are also small: from 1 to 7 mm. An unpleasant feature of flat warts is that they form a whole placer. If one appeared and it is not removed in time, then soon one flat wart will provoke the appearance of several more around it. Such skin lesions often appear at the site of injury (scratches). Reviews of flat warts on the face are strongly recommended to be removed immediately.
Hanging. This type of wart is most often localized in the lips or on the eyelids. Mostly affect the skin of women of middle and more mature age, but can appear at any age. Hanging warts occur one at a time, attached to the base with a "leg". They grow apically, reaching a height of up to 10 mm. They have an uneven surface, oval shape, soft texture.
Acrochords are age-related warts that appear in people after 40 years. In appearance, these are filiform formations that resemble a pine cone. They are mainly deployed for centuries. The hue is pink or pale brown. In diameter do not exceed 7 mm.
Senile warts (keratomas) appear on the face of elderly people. They arise gradually. First, these are small, rounded skin seals that have flesh color. Over time, they become more convex, darken, sometimes have a black color. The diameter can be from a few millimeters to 2 cm. In addition, senile warts can be accompanied by a short itch. A distinctive feature of keratomas is that the cause of their appearance is not human papillomavirus. Their formation can be provoked by prolonged exposure to the sun, malnutrition, excessive production of sebaceous glands.
Warts on the face of a child
For a child, the appearance of a wart is as characteristic as for an adult. A child can buy a wart on the skin of a face in a public place: in a pool, a river, a kindergarten or on a playground. Frequent contact with other people and adults with HPV infection increases the risk of contracting the virus.
Also, the causes of such a nuisance on the face are:
- infection of the child from the mother, during natural delivery;
- kisses with relatives who have warts on their faces;
- playing with other people's toys played by infected children.
In children, as a rule, flat warts appear that appear in bulk. Removing them by surgery is highly discouraged until the child reaches adolescence.
A photo of the warts on the face of the child is presented below. Such formations signal about undermining the child’s immunity and the need to strengthen it.
How to remove a neoplasm?
About how to get rid of warts on the face, and will be discussed further. After all, this is exactly what needs to be done as soon as this trouble has appeared. But first, you need to be examined by a doctor to exclude the likelihood of developing oncology.
After the examination, the patient faces a new question: how to remove the wart on the face? There are three options:
- The surgical method is fast, painless and without scars.
- Medication - based on the use of drugs leading to the death of warts.
- The folk method is treatment with the means made with one's own hand. The method is safe, but takes a lot of time, and also does not guarantee 100% of the result. And yet he is in demand.
Surgical intervention
Surgical wart removal is necessary if:
- the wart has increased in size or has noticeably darkened;
- she provoked the appearance of new small neoplasms;
- colors have become uneven;
- the edges of the wart began to separate from the skin;
- the neoplasm began to hurt, itch;
- blood began to stand out from the wart;
- the size of the wart is very large, and also if it raises doubts about its safety.
Surgical removal is divided into three ways to effectively get rid of skin formations on the face:
- Excision.
- Laser removal.
- Cryotherapy or nitrogen freezing.
Excision and laser removal
Excision is the easiest method to eliminate a wart. It is carried out using a conventional scalpel, which performs curettage of the growth on the skin. The procedure is applicable to conventional warts. After excision, stitches are placed at the site of curettage, after which no scars remain.
Laser removal is the most effective and modern way to get rid of warts on the face. Red radiation acts pointwise, affecting only damaged areas, that is, the contact of the laser and healthy skin does not occur.
A bit about cryotherapy
Cryotherapy is applicable for both harmless and malignant warts. The procedure consists in freezing the neoplasm, after which its life cycle freezes, the tissues atrophy, and after a couple of days the wart disappears.
Surgical removal often removes hanging and acrochordous formations.
The use of medicines
According to reviews, the treatment of warts on the face with external drugs is highly effective, avoiding surgical intervention.
The most effective medications are:
- Oxolinic ointment. Removes neoplasms in 3-4 weeks of regular use.
- Salicylic patch, which softens the structure of the wart, allowing it to be removed more efficiently.
- "Ferezol" - a means of oily consistency, from the impact of which the wart falls off, and the wound remaining after it quickly heals.
- "Verrucacid" - a tool that effectively removes small flat warts in just a few days.
- "Collomac." Regular application of the ointment to the warts will help to carefully remove the growths in 7 days.
Some agents may be used immediately prior to excision or cryotherapy.
Traditional medicine: remedies for the problem
You can remove the wart on the face both with the help of traditional medicine, and through folk methods. The most effective are the following:
- A mixture of honey, tea tree oil and aloe juice, impregnated with a bactericidal napkin and applied to the wart for a quarter of an hour. Preferably at bedtime. The removal course is designed for 10-15 procedures that are carried out after 2 days.
- A mixture of aloe juice, celandine and a pinch of streptocide is applied for 15 minutes to the wart. Treatment is carried out for 10 days, daily.
- A clove of garlic is crushed into gruel and applied 1 time to the wart. Hold for 10-15 minutes, wash off. The course of treatment is 14 days.
- Another effective remedy: young potatoes are boiled together with the peel. Mashed potatoes, chopped parsley and coconut oil are prepared. Before applying the mixture, the wart is wiped with an alcohol solution, and then mashed is applied for 20 minutes. The procedure is very effective, but requires a long time for treatment.
- Prepare gruel from crushed leaves of agave and Kalanchoe. Apply to the wart and fix with a bactericidal patch. Stand for 15-20 minutes. Within a month, the wart will disappear.
Alternative methods may not be suitable in case of individual intolerance to plant components.
Reviews
How do people deal with trouble in the form of neoplasms on the skin? What do facial wart reviews say? Many say that they are struggling with different methods, depending on the size of the neoplasm.
If the wart is small and has just appeared, then it is more effective to cope with it with medical ointments or alternative manufacture. But if the neoplasm is "old", then it is better to turn to surgical methods.
Many confirm that surgery and drug treatment and removal are completely safe, while excision can leave a scar.
Finally
How to remove a wart on the face? The procedure must be carried out immediately after the appearance of trouble. In addition to an unaesthetic appearance, they can carry a hidden danger in the form of oncology.