Due to a decrease in immunity, the protective functions of the child's body are weakened. Often, after various diseases, a papillomavirus infection occurs. The disease leads to the appearance of moles, growths and warts on the body. Gradually, they can grow and increase in size, so you should choose the most secure method for their removal. Many parents would like to know how to remove warts in a child. All these issues will be considered in this article.
Causes of Warts in Children
Warts are one of the most common varieties of HPV, or human papillomavirus . It was previously believed that education can appear if you take insects and frogs in your hands. But now it is proved that the main reason is a weakening of immunity.
In addition, if you use the patientās belongings or be in close contact with him, the disease can go to a healthy child. Often the virus has already been in the body for several years, without manifesting itself.
Removal methods
The location can be very different - on the legs, arms, face, feet and armpits. Warts are benign neoplasms, however, the sooner treatment begins, the easier it will be to get rid of this pathology. Otherwise, gradually they will begin to spread to other parts of the body. It is most difficult to cure a wart on the foot of a child, because the baby is constantly in motion.
There are several methods to get rid of formations. The most common are clinical and folk. Before you choose one of the methods, you need to conduct a full examination, otherwise the formation will continue to increase.
Clinical method
In fact, the removal of warts is a complex procedure, despite the fact that these tubercles are small. It is very important to perform all actions under the supervision of a medical specialist. The most common clinical methods are:
- cauterization using liquid nitrogen or a special acid;
- laser coagulation;
- electrocoagulation;
- surgical excision.
The last of the methods is used if there are contraindications for others. It is most dangerous - ugly scars remain with a scalpel after an incision, infection can occur, and high-quality local anesthesia is required. Currently, thanks to the introduction of new, more effective methods, the removal of warts with a scalpel is very rarely chosen.
Cauterization has been used for over 20 years. Liquid nitrogen is applied to the formation, the wart is frozen and gradually disappears. The disadvantage of this method is the lack of control over the depth of penetration. Nitrogen can penetrate a little deeper into the epidermis layer, which causes scars and scars. If not enough freezing substance was applied, then the procedure will have to be repeated again.
Electrical coagulation is very similar to laser. In the same way, no contact with blood occurs. However, this method has some disadvantages: the current does not penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin, so you have to perform the removal in several stages. Sometimes a rather unaesthetic scar remains.
In some cases, after a course of immuno-strengthening drugs, warts in children disappear on their own. But itās better not to count on such an outcome, because they can spread throughout the body.
Laser coagulation
The most modern and painless way is laser coagulation of warts in children. The principle of operation of such a device as a laser is very simple - the beam penetrates under the skin without damaging it, it evaporates water from the growth tissue, leaving healthy cells intact. It differs from other methods in the following advantages:
- the procedure takes no more than 3 minutes;
- after the operation is completed, a slight depression will remain on the skin, disappearing after 7-10 days;
- it is possible to adjust the degree of laser penetration in order to reduce injury to the skin;
- during the operation, there is no contact with blood, therefore infection is completely excluded;
- the paramedic can ensure high sterility of the procedure, since only a non-contact laser device is used.
The most important advantage of this operation is that after the wart is removed with a laser, the child disinfects the place where it was previously located. The laser prevents the further spread of the virus by cauterizing the lesions. In addition, the procedure is completely painless, so even a small patient can transfer it without anesthesia.
Contraindications for laser coagulation
To determine which of the methods is suitable for the treatment of certain warts, the doctor should, based on the data of visual and laboratory examination. The laser method, like the others, has a number of contraindications. Laser surgery for growths cannot be prescribed if:
- colds, which are accompanied by fever;
- high blood pressure;
- diabetes;
- herpetic formations on the skin located near the warts.
In addition, it is impossible to remove warts in children if there is any cancer, because laser exposure can lead to an exacerbation of the pathology.
Popular methods of getting rid of the disease
How to remove warts in a child with folk remedies? Modern doctors do not deny these methods in the treatment of this disease. After all, these methods were used long before the advent of modern treatment methods. Sometimes herbal recipes can help remove a neoplasm without additional intervention. The main objective of these funds is to affect the upper skin layer so that the formations disappear on their own.
However, before removing warts in a child using folk methods, it is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of use. The main danger is that it is difficult to predict the further spread of growths on the skin, so before using this or that method, consult a dermatologist. The most effective methods for removing warts are:
- Onion remedy with vinegar - you need to cut large onions in half, place in a container with high edges and completely pour apple cider vinegar. Wait 2-2.5 hours, and then strain, apply to a sterile bandage and apply to the wart for 10-12 hours. To remove a wart on a childās leg, you can perform these actions before bedtime, and remove the bandage in the morning.
- Garlic ointment - grate 3 cloves of garlic on a fine grater, add one teaspoon of pork fat, salt and table vinegar. Before use, insist for 10 days, and then lubricate the childās wart on the foot or in any other place 2 times a day.
- Vinegar and flour. Acetic essence is diluted to a 30 percent state, one tablespoon is poured into the container and premium flour is added until a thick slurry is formed. The mixture is also applied to the growths before bedtime. In order for the childās plantar wart to pass quickly, small fixative dressings should be done at night with sterile wipes and a patch of plaster.
- Tray of baking soda. If there are warts on the child's fingers, then you can bring them out quite simply. It is necessary to pour warm water into a container and add half a teaspoon of baking soda.
- Young wormwood - small bushes of wormwood, while they have not yet grown, you need to pick, rinse thoroughly, mash in your hands so that the juice stands out slightly. Then finely chop the grass and apply to the formations for 12 hours.
- Raw meat - this technique for removing tumors was known in the 18th century. A small piece of meat was tied to a wart, fixed with a bandage and worn for three to four days. According to modern researchers, during the decay of meat specific enzymes were released that help burn out a wart in a child or adult. However, in our time, when you can get rid of the growth in other ways, this one is not used.
Medications
Modern pharmacology offers a whole arsenal of tools to combat warts in childhood. The most popular among them are ointments and plasters. Cream or ointment is designed for the patient to use this tool for several weeks. The most effective medications are salicylic, tebrofenovy, oxolinic, boladnotovoe ointment. In addition, there is a large list of pharmacy solutions and creams that successfully cope with small growths. They include:
- Superchistotel;
- Solkoderm;
- Verrucacid;
- "Cryopharma";
- Allomedin
- Mountain celandine.
The active substances of these drugs are aimed at gradually dissolving the warts on the childās leg or elsewhere.
The patch looks exactly like a regular one, only it has a special impregnation of salicylic acid. This option is perfect for removing warts on the childās hand, because it is very firmly fixed. Both creams and patches have a gradual effect. Both of these drugs have contraindications, so before you start using it is recommended that you carefully read the annotation to the medicine. If suddenly there is redness or itching after the first use, then you need to urgently consult a doctor. So any of the side effects of the drug may occur.
How to remove warts in a child in a natural way
The children's body is very flexible and supple, so it is easier to treat. As a rule, warts appear on the child's fingers, if he often suffers from respiratory viral diseases. If you adjust the regime and nutrition, strengthen the immune system, then neoplasms in a child can simply disappear. For this, pediatricians are advised to take special infusions and decoctions of herbs. Suitable tincture of Eleutherococcus, Echinacea, Schisandra. Just do not need to count on a quick effect. Any of these drugs should be taken for at least 10 days before the drug effect begins. Warts on a childās face disappear faster than others, and then growths on other parts of the body pass.
Unconventional techniques
Some methods used in folk medicine from formations on the hands, face and plantar warts in a child cannot be logically explained. These are conspiracies against growths. There are several methods to get rid of warts in children without using a laser or chemical agents. The most effective of them are:
- Getting rid of the thread. You need to take a small woolen thread and tie it under the wart in a knot several times. In this case, you should read some kind of prayer.
- A plot for potatoes. The raw tuber is cut into two parts, one of them is bandaged overnight to the wart, and the second is buried where no one walks. After the potatoes in the earth rot, the growth on the body will also disappear.
It is difficult to assess how effective these methods are, but many people in their reviews write that they helped to get rid of neoplasms once and for all.
What do the doctor's say
Many doctors have the same point of view regarding the treatment of warts in children - you can use any methods, but in any case, the approach should be comprehensive. It is recommended not only to treat the growth itself, but to establish the factors that influenced its appearance. Usually, doctors, before locally removing a wart in a child, first try to use medications to strengthen immunity, and even folk remedies.
When to see a doctor
According to experts, self-treatment should be discontinued if it is noticed that the neoplasm:
- has a heterogeneous color;
- began to increase rapidly;
- appeared in several places on the body;
- bleeding or itching.
If the wart on the childās hand or in other places does not cause any pain and does not bother, then you can try simple removal methods using folk remedies.