A wart found on the body is not a cause for worry and anxiety. This nuisance can be dealt with even if it happened to your child. In any pharmacy you will find a wide selection of remedies for warts - there are special preparations, ointments, creams that help remove these disgusting growths from the skin. You can try to use proven folk methods for centuries, the effectiveness of which was proved by our great-grandmothers.
What are warts
Before choosing the right remedy for your treatment, it is important to understand that the skin lesions you find are warts. What is their appearance, what are the differences from papillomas, mollusks, moles? Warts are small, nodular growths of viral origin. As a rule, they are formed on the skin of the hands and feet, and tend to grow rapidly (see photo below).
The carrier of the virus may not be aware of his illness - external manifestations tend to appear when immunity is weakened or during hormonal changes (in children - during adolescence) and can disappear by themselves. For other reasons, doctors include:
- excessive dryness or excess moisture in the skin;
- frequent injury to the skin of the hands;
- deficiency of vitamins in the diet;
- non-observance of hygiene rules.
In most cases, the growths do not bother the patient in any way, they do not itch or hurt. However, it is necessary to fight the virus, because this is not only an aesthetic problem. Any skin formations of a benign nature can, in advanced cases, not only bring the patient a lot of practical inconveniences, but also cause the appearance of malignant formations. Timely started treatment helps to quickly get rid of this scourge.
Remedies for warts
Medicine offers a wide range of various treatments - ointments, creams, drops, antiviral and immunostimulating drugs, even special plasters. The growths can be removed surgically - today, many centers of aesthetic medicine provide the service of cauterization of the growths using liquid nitrogen.
If large areas of skin tissue are affected, you should definitely seek medical help to select the most effective course of treatment. Often in such a situation, treatment is prescribed, including immunomodulators (to stimulate the immune system), a vitamin course, and a local antiviral agent.
Remedy for warts and papillomas in the pharmacy
You can buy a remedy for warts and papillomas in a pharmacy without a doctor's prescription. These drugs are:
- iodine and castor oil;
- special ointments;
- special antiviral creams;
- oily solutions;
- lapis pencil - an alkaline agent with a cauterizing effect, based on silver nitrate;
- for oral administration - tablets;
- cryopreparations.
When deciding which method of treatment to choose, pay attention not only to the active active ingredient of the medicine. According to the method of exposure, all funds are divided into:
- immunomodulatory drugs;
- necrotizing;
- keratolytic;
- freezing cryopreparations.
Before using drugs with a necrotizing effect, read the instructions - avoid getting the product on uninfected skin areas to avoid burns and scars. Treat the area around the build-up with petroleum jelly before applying. Rinse untreated areas of skin with running water immediately if medication accidentally spills on them. You should not use this group of drugs to remove skin neoplasms on the face.
Ointment
Why is it preferable to choose ointments for treatment? They are more convenient to use than oil solutions or gels, they are better absorbed, eventually getting into the deepest layers of skin tissue. Therefore, they cope more effectively not only with external manifestations, but also prevent the multiplication of the virus at the intracellular level. This simple remedy for papillomas and warts can be bought at any pharmacy.
Oxolinic ointment
Three percent oxolinic ointment against warts not only kills the virus in the affected cells, but also protects healthy cells from spreading. The product is applied to the growth itself and to the skin around it three to four times a day. The effectiveness of the application increases if, before applying the drug, the growth on the skin is steamed and the dead surface areas are removed.
The duration of treatment will be from several weeks to two months. The main advantage of oxolinic ointment is the safety of use - it can be prescribed to children and pregnant women; the agent is removed from the tissues throughout the day. If you want a speedy recovery, choose a fast-acting HPV infection treatment.
Salicylic ointment
Another widely known active agent is salicylic ointment for warts. It is applied to the growths once a day, the volume is not more than one gram per day; before processing, dead particles of formation are removed, then a sterile bandage is applied. The application is continued until the build-up disappears completely. As a rule, this is a long process lasting from 30 days. The ointment is not prescribed for the removal of papillomas on the skin of the face, for infants, for violations of the kidneys, undergoing treatment for diabetes mellitus.
Medicine for papillomas and warts
In addition to drugs for external use, the doctor may prescribe medication for papillomas and warts in the form of capsules. In this way, two mechanisms of combating the problem are combined - antiviral and immunomodulatory. They produce special tablets against HPV, their reception is combined with the use of creams and ointments with an immunostimulating effect. Conversely, if you are prescribed an antiviral ointment, the immunomodulator will be prescribed in pill form.
Antiviral drugs
There are special antiviral drugs in the form of tablets, which are prescribed in parallel with the course of external use. While taking antiviral drugs, immunomodulatory agents are often prescribed to prevent the re-emergence of the virus. These are tablets and an ointment that is used within two weeks after the disappearance of the skin lesion.
Cream
You can use specific wart creams to treat your HPV infection. The drugs affect the virus at the intracellular level and prevent its further multiplication.
Freezing preparations
The simplest and very effective means of removing skin neoplasms are preparations for freezing warts. Cryopreparations are produced in the form of sprays and are convenient for practical use - no preliminary preparation is required, such as steaming the skin. The main thing is to correctly diagnose the growth, since such drugs should not be used against skin molluscs or moles.
Solution
Necrotizing agents are often available in the form of a wart solution. The active substances in their composition cauterize the neoplasm - that is why their use requires accuracy. Before removal, the growths are steamed, and then gently lubricated with a toxic solution. As a rule, the procedure should be repeated up to ten times to remove a skin lesion.
Drops
Among the drops from warts, a popular drug that contains salicylic and lactic acids, the active ingredient polidocanol, is characterized by excellent reviews. The product has a pungent odor, effectively exfoliates skin neoplasms, has antiseptic and antibacterial effects. The standard course of treatment is continued for one week, the medicine is applied to the growths once a day.
Plaster for the treatment of plantar and common warts
Recently, special plasters have appeared for the treatment of plantar and common warts. The mechanism of their action is simple - a piece of plaster is glued to the skin formation for a day or two. After removing the patch, the skin is steamed, the dead areas of the neoplasm are removed. These actions are repeated until the build-up is completely rejected. Most of the reviews on the use of this remedy are positive, it is sold in pharmacies at an affordable price.
Folk remedies
In addition to medicines, folk remedies for warts are also effective. Time-tested recipes can sometimes help better than the latest pharmaceutical developments. The most popular and really working ones are:
- celandine stem juice during its flowering period;
- crushed Kalanchoe leaves;
- onions, garlic;
- infusion of mountain milkweed for steaming neoplasms.