Warts are considered a viral disease. Cutaneous inelastic growths are caused by six dozen different similar viruses.
The most common warts are benign (simple), usually rounded, with a diameter of up to 10 mm. They are not dangerous and rarely cause discomfort, but their appearance causes unpleasant impressions.
Plantar warts are another type. They grow on the feet (on the sole), under pressure, the weights are flattened and harden. Pretty painful. When cutting, blood spots appear (this distinguishes them from the so-called corns and corns).
Filiform warts look like narrow and long growths. Often found on the face and neck.
Flat warts (juvenile) are mainly affected by adolescents. Outwardly look like yellowish or brownish nodules. Appear after combing.
The “hanging” warts resemble a tiny mushroom (usually body color) with a thread-thin leg and a round hat. Do not cause discomfort. Appear in any part of the body, but mainly on the neck and head.
Genital warts (condylomas) “love” moist warm parts of the body, appearing mainly on the genitals (regardless of gender). Look like pink bubbles. Grow fast. A narrow leg is sometimes formed at the base.
Once in the body, the virus remains in it forever. Most people who are carriers of the virus do not even suspect this. Any emotional outburst, mechanical damage to the skin, and sometimes even the fear of the appearance of a wart, can “wake him up”. And growths - right there ...
The predisposing factors are primarily sweating, the presence of microtraumas, nervous exhaustion, and malfunctions in the immune system.
Sometimes warts disappear without intervention. Some warts remain for life. The treatment of the virus itself, unfortunately, will not bring positive results, so it remains to fight only with its manifestations.
Removal of warts is possible in two ways: independently (folk methods) and surgically (in clinics and salons).
Folk methods (the use of celandine, garlic, magnesia, concentrated acids, dressing with threads, etc.) sometimes really help get rid of though small, but still ugly growths. However, such methods are always fraught with risk: some warts can grow again, and some, even worse, may turn out to be malignant.
Therefore, before deciding to remove the warts, go through the examination. If the appeared growth is not malignant, there will be no contraindications for removal. The most effective methods today are diathermocoagulation (cauterization) and laser therapy (laser removal of warts). The last method is the most painless and safe. In this way, it is even possible to remove warts in children.
The operation lasts only a couple of minutes. The procedure is not only painless, but also absolutely sterile, since the skin does not come into contact with surgical instruments, which means that infection is basically impossible. Bleeding does not occur. Complications are extremely rare: the appearance of small dimples, scars, scars. However, over time, almost all cosmetic defects disappear (or become barely noticeable). It depends mainly on the depth of the "root" of the wart and the complexity of the operation.
The method has contraindications:
- immunodeficiency;
- pregnancy;
- diabetes;
- oncological diseases;
- herpetic eruptions.
Before and after the procedure, tanning is contraindicated.
The decision on the possibility of removing neoplasms is made only by a doctor and only after a thorough examination (individually). In case of detection of malignant tumors, additional consultation with an oncologist is required.