Warts are unpleasant growths caused by the development of the papilloma virus. Most often they appear on the arms and legs. Today we’ll talk about what to do if there are warts on the legs: start treatment or wait until they disappear on their own?
Warts on the foot: causes
You can easily catch the papilloma virus, for example, when using a common shower, while being in this place barefoot, in the locker room, pool. And very often warts, the so-called plantar, appear due to wearing tight shoes, as well as in the case of profuse sweating of the legs. It is not surprising to guess what the prevention of the appearance of warts will be: do not walk barefoot in public places, wear shoes only in size.
Warts on the foot: treatment with folk remedies
It is believed that if warts are not treated, they will pass on their own. In principle, this is possible, but you never know whether this will actually happen. Moreover, if the warts are located on the foot, then they may well be painful, and hardly anyone can endure the pain while walking and wait, maybe.
Treatment of warts on the legs can be carried out in a variety of ways. What means have not been invented, starting with the simplest and ending with those that I just want to call magic. See for yourself.
- Warts on the legs, the treatment of which, in principle, is not very complicated, can be removed using celandine. This plant grows in our latitudes, therefore, during the spring-summer season, you can treat them. Celandine extract is also sold in pharmacies. Milk needs to be lubricated with each growth several times a day until they disappear completely.
- And this is a folk remedy with elements of magic. Although, if you can call it that. You need to take one potato, cut it into two halves. Throw one over the left shoulder, the other grease the wart, and then bury in a place where this half could quickly rot. As soon as the potatoes rot, the wart disappears immediately. I know a lot of those who really got rid of the wart using this method.
- Warts on the legs, the treatment of which is not the most difficult, can be removed in this way. From fresh garlic you need to cook gruel and attach it to the wart for a few seconds. It is not worth holding for a long time, since garlic can cause a burn.
- Calcaneal wart treatment requires slightly different. Although, of course, you can try to use the methods described above. The leg needs to be steamed well, remove the keratinized layer of the wart. Then a small piece of raw meat should be put on it, fixed with cling film and adhesive. You need to wear it all, without taking off, three to four days. After this, the leg needs to be steamed again, and if the wart does not go away, repeat the procedure again.
Warts on the legs: cosmetic treatment
But not only traditional medicine offers effective remedies for warts. Modern cosmetology is ready to provide an opportunity to cure them with the following methods:
- Diathermocoagulation. Warts under local anesthesia are cauterized by a high-frequency current.
- A liquid nitrogen. Warts freeze, after which they turn pale and disappear after a while.
- Liquid keratolytic. Warts are lubricated with a special liquid, the basis of which is salicylic alcohol. After that, they die off after two days, it remains only to cut them with scissors.
- Electrocoagulation One of the most effective and popular ways. The impact is carried out by a small frequency current charge.
- Laser Therapy A big plus for removing warts with a laser is painlessness. The percentage of efficiency is very high.
- Chemical excision. A special preparation pyrogenal is introduced into the tissue. It remains only to wait a few days until the warts completely disappear.