In most cases, pain sensations arising in the area of growth of warts are signs of the development of any pathological process. This can not be ignored, it is necessary to consult a doctor as soon as possible.
What are warts?
Warts are a fairly common phenomenon, the cause of which is infection with the human papillomavirus . However, it is worth noting that once in the human body, the virus can begin to manifest itself not immediately, but after a while with a decrease in immunity or with frequent stressful situations.
The size of the warts can vary from 2 to 15 millimeters. In most cases, warts do not cause a person discomfort, except that they look unaesthetic.
If the wart begins to hurt, then this is a clear sign that you need to see a specialist.
Varieties of warts
Types of warts can be distinguished by the place of their localization:
- Simple, flat and senile warts are located in any part of the body, and in most cases the patient does not experience any inconvenience. Such warts on the finger of the hand or in another part of the body can only hurt due to rubbing or injury.
- Genital warts. This type of wart appears mainly in the genital area and gives the person severe discomfort and pain.
- Plantar warts. They are localized on the soles of the feet and when walking give the patient severe pain.
Causes of wart pain
Do warts hurt? This question interests many. However, it is important to remember that the wart itself cannot hurt. This neoplasm may not cause any discomfort to a person. Plantar warts and tongues usually hurt. What can cause an unpleasant symptom?
If a wart on a finger or toe hurts for no apparent reason, then this is a cause for concern. The reasons for which pain may occur are few. The main ones are:
- Injury Warts can begin to hurt and bleed as a result of mechanical action on it or with a chemical burn. The most traumatic are warts on the head, as they can be easily injured when combing.
- Friction. Often, the growth can form in a not very convenient place, that is, on the armpits, in the groin, on the neck, on the waist, on the soles of the feet, as a result of which friction occurs while wearing clothes and when walking.
- The transition of the growth into a malignant tumor. This is one of the most dangerous, but less common reasons why a wart starts to hurt. In this case, the wart hurts not only when pressed, pain occurs constantly. In addition to pain during malignancy of the wart, signs such as bleeding, the appearance of black spots on the growth or complete staining of the formation in a dark color can be observed, the edges of the wart become uneven.
Symptoms of Warts
Signs that a person has one or more warts are small growths on the skin, which protrude slightly above the surface of the epithelium. The surface of the warts is usually rough and unpleasant to the touch.
When should I see a doctor?
If the wart does not cause a person any psychological and physical discomfort, then he may decide to contact him or not to consult a doctor. However, there are a number of factors in which a trip to a specialist is necessary. These factors include:
- The wart is rapidly changing its original color and shape.
- The growth begins to itch and bleed heavily.
- The appearance of warts in intimate places.
- The number of warts begins to increase.
- Pain appears or the growth is often injured.
Which doctor should I go to?
Almost all varieties of warts are treated by a dermatologist. But with such types of warts as genital warts, genital warts and warts in the intimate area, you should contact a urologist or venereologist.
Wart Treatment
A wart that causes pain or any other inconvenience is best removed immediately. You can remove it with the help of drug therapy, surgical intervention and traditional medicine.
The doctor decides which method to choose based on the type of education and its location.
As medications that help get rid of the growth, the following are used: salicylic acid, Papillek, trichloroacetic acid, Ferezol, patches designed to get rid of warts.
Together with drug therapy to remove warts, it is necessary to take drugs that strengthen and protect the immune system, and drugs with a lot of minerals and vitamins.
Surgical removal of warts includes:
- Electrocoagulation This type of operation involves the removal of a wart through electric current. The wound does not bleed after the operation, in addition, the tissues are immediately disinfected, which minimizes the risk of infection.
- Cryodestruction. During the procedure, a layer of liquid nitrogen is applied to the wart, due to which the growth completely disappears after a week.
- Laser coagulation. Using this method, the wart is removed in layers, using a laser beam.
- Surgical intervention. This operation is performed with a conventional scalpel and is carried out in cases where the growth is large or if it is not one, but several clumped warts. Usually, during a surgical operation, the wart hurts after removal, since sutures are applied to the wound after the intervention.
Therapy of warts with folk remedies
Papillomas can be removed at home with the help of folk remedies, however, it is important to remember that this can only be done with the permission of the attending physician:
- Infusion of wormwood. 2 tablespoons of dry chopped wormwood should be poured with a glass of boiling water, left to infuse for an hour, and then strain the finished product and wipe the growth several times a day with it.
- Celandine. Squeeze the juice out of the celandine and lubricate the wart 5-6 times a day, but this should be done with caution, trying not to get on healthy skin, as the plant is very poisonous. If a wart hurts after celandine, this is a completely normal phenomenon, which disappears a few days after the start of treatment.
- Garlic and butter. Bake 1-2 cloves of garlic in the oven and mix with a small amount of butter, grind everything to a state of slurry and apply to the affected area of the skin 3-4 times a day.
- Onions and vinegar. The bulb must be cleaned, held for some time in vinegar essence and applied to the affected area. The procedure must be repeated several times a day.
- Lemon or sour apple. Within 10-14 days several times a day, you need to lubricate the wart with lemon juice. The same can be done with a sour green apple, but in this case, the growth should be lubricated with the apple itself, and not with the juice from it.
- Horseradish juice and salt. Horseradish root should be grated, squeezed juice, add a large amount of salt to it and apply in the form of compresses from warts 2-3 times a day.
- Dry ice. A piece of dry ice must be attached to the wart and fix it. Keep ice on the affected area of the body for a sufficiently long time, the procedure must be repeated several times a day until the plaque disappears completely.
- Peel of a banana. A small piece of the banana peel should be tied to the wart and held until the wart begins to blacken and falls off. The banana peel must be changed as it dries.
- Laundry soap. A small piece of laundry soap should be rubbed on a coarse grater and applied as a compress to the affected area. The procedure should be carried out for 2-3 weeks once in bitches.
Possible consequences
A wart cannot inflame on its own, but only as a result of infection or when injured through mechanical stress. In these cases, in addition to pain, the following consequences arise:
- Itching, burning, redness, and inflammation of tissues in close proximity to the wart.
- If the wart is injured, then swelling may occur, often leading to an increase in the size of the growth.
- In the inflammatory process, the wart may begin to suppurate. Pus appears with pressure on the formation. At the same time, the patient's body temperature may increase, and the wart begins to get very sick.
- In some cases, the growth can change its structure and transform from a benign to a malignant formation.
Based on all of the above, it follows that papillomas should be disposed of immediately when they are discovered, only in this way all unpleasant and dangerous consequences that may occur can be prevented.
Wart Prevention
Due to the fact that the main reason for the appearance of warts on the skin is infection with the human papillomavirus, one must be extremely careful and careful to avoid infection. In order to avoid the appearance of warts on the body, you must:
- If it is known that a person is infected with the human papillomavirus, then direct contact should be avoided and do not use things alone.
- Always and everywhere try to follow the rules of personal hygiene.
- Excessive sweating of the legs becomes the cause of many troubles and pathologies of the skin, so if the problem exists, then you must immediately get rid of it, and under no circumstances should you wear wet shoes.
- All cracked places and wounds on the skin must be immediately treated with disinfectants.
- It is necessary to strengthen and protect the immune system in a timely manner, as well as to avoid stressful situations.
If, despite all the preventive measures, the wart still appears and hurts, then in no case should you engage in self-diagnosis and self-medication, as this can lead to serious and dangerous consequences.