Since ancient times, ugly formations on the body have disturbed mankind. Foot warts are a skin disease caused by a virus. People with skin defects were avoided, fearing infection and after noticing a tumor on the sole or other part of the body, they tried to remove it as soon as possible. What people do not apply to plant their warts, only they disappear forever. To date, dermatologists have sought the most effective and painless way to deal with the disease.
What is a wart
The human papillomavirus causes benign or carcinogenic mutations in the skin cells. The body is covered with papillomas, warts, papules. More than one hundred types of HPV have been studied. A wart is a skin growth that indicates the presence of the first or third type of papillomavirus in the body. The tumors may not be carcinogenic, but highly contagious due to the viability of the infection in the external environment.
What does a wart on the foot look like?
The plantar tumor has a round shape with clear edges a few millimeters or centimeters in size. In the middle are black dots of clogged capillaries. On the leg, they look like old dry calluses that have grown into the skin. The pain from plant growth does not occur with direct pressure but with compression. Lack of papillary lines on the foot is characteristic.
Causes of plantar warts
HPV infections are more common during unprotected sex. The virus enters through microcracks in the genital mucosa. Someone's HPV is "in transit" while others are less fortunate - the virus stays in the body without letting them know for a long time. Dermatologists do not rule out the appearance of papillomas on the surface of the legs being boosted by immune and infectious diseases.
Walking barefoot in public places: baths, swimming pools, gyms, shared bathrooms, on the beach, fitting shoes on bare feet are the most common causes of plantar warts. The virus is viable outside its host and "lurks while waiting for the victim" on towels, tiles, laundry, furniture, slippers for guests, etc. .
Warts on children's legs
Children are restless, often injured. Parents should not be aware of the presence of HPV in their baby's body, which is caused by cuts and abrasions. With the weakening of immunity, the virus becomes active, papilloma appears on the leg. Painful methods of dealing with warts on the legs in children are often contraindicated, poorly tolerated. Often the child's body with this disease in the skin of the feet on its own.
Types of warts on the legs
Warts are a collection of skin lesions caused by papillomas. Depending on the external manifestation, the effects on human health, the following types of warts are classified:
- rude (regular) - round keratinous blisters;
- flat - a rash in the form of spots that rise above the skin;
- filiform (accrochords) - oblong with "torn" edges, formed in the folds of the body;
- genital warts - reminiscent of a comb on a cock;
- senile (keratomas) - occur in the elderly, are not associated with HPV.
Wart formations are localized all over the body, on the internal organs, in the oral cavity. Warts on the feet, called plantar warts, are common types. One of the types is well-shaped, which is a depression that is pushed into the skin, which is characterized by rapid growth. The appearance of subungual growth slightly raises the nail plate.
Plantar wart treatment
It is dangerous to neglect the treatment of plantar warts. Tumors of the legs are constantly injured. They are removed to stop the appearance of new growth and the onset of infections. There is no perfect cure for HPV. Treatment is reduced to turning the disease into a "sleep mode". Available drugs, surgery, immunosuppressive removal of plantar warts, with other drugs.
The disadvantage of treating plant growth lies in their location: a large angular layer of epidermis makes it difficult to deliver active ingredients into the depth of formation of the foot. To prepare the treatment, the top layer of the accumulation is soaked and peeled. Treatment of foot warts traditionally begins with the use of salicylic acid. The wart on the foot is steamed daily, for three months, disinfected, then the soft top layer is cleaned off with pumice stone, salicylic acid is applied and a plaster is applied.
Drug chains advise how to get rid of warts on the leg with the help of drugs containing celandine, phenol, trichloroacetic acid. The drugs cause tissue necrosis, relieve the patient of the deficiency, but leave a healing trail of deep wart. Each disease varies from person to person, so you should ask your doctor for an opinion before choosing a method to remove a wart on your wrist.
Ointment
According to the method of action, there are lethal, antiviral, herbal ointments. In the first case, the acid or base in the bottom of the ointment increases the painful growth and leaves a scar. At home, for the treatment of feet, you can use liquid solutions: with acetic acid, nitric acid, oxalic acid, lactic acid in the composition. To prevent burns, the surface of the tumor is strictly worked.
Antiviral ointment for foot warts is applied to the growth itself and the area around it to reduce the growth of infection. They are used with special ointments. Herbal ingredients only affect skin formation. Known for their effectiveness in treating foot ointment with the inscription, colhamin ointment.
Modern methods of removal
The advent of modern methods of removing warts has replaced the injuries of the scalpel. Similar to a surgeon's knife, the electrolyte burns the tumor on the leg with a current. After the removal procedure with solvent or radio waves, depression will remain on the leg. Healing takes several weeks. Exposure to liquid nitrogen is considered a very painful treatment and requires several treatments. In 2014, British dermatologists published material on the latest antigen treatment. It will help patients who are resistant to current treatments.
Folk medicine
Folk remedies for warts on the legs are performed before bed, with pre-cooked feet and for a long time. During treatment, protect your hands with latex gloves to further spread the infection, disinfect all used equipment and objects to prevent infection of loved ones. List of considered effective national ways to get rid of warts from wart:
- Garlic is known for its antibiotic properties. In tumors of the sole, the upper hardened layer is cut off, a thin clove of garlic is applied.
- You can make "anti-beard dough". It is kneaded from finely grated garlic, vinegar, flour, spread on the surface of the tumor and sealed with a plaster. After a few days, the dough is removed along with the accumulation.
- Apply onion with vinegar to the foot, or you can rub the growth with vinegar and then attach fresh onion.
- You can fill the formation with the juice of medicinal herbs: celandine, Kalanchoe, calendula, milkweed, dandelion, golden mustache, or fix a slice of apple, mountain ash, figs, potatoes, horseradish, cabbage. The operation is performed daily, from a few weeks to a month, until the accumulation disappears.
- You can apply a wooden box diluted in water in a creamy state.
- The vegetation is sprinkled with chalk powdered and wrapped with a bandage. The compressor cannot be wetted.
- Salicyl-containing birch and willow bark have been shown to be effective in treatment. The bark is applied to the foot and softened in advance with boiling water.
- Hot foot baths with sea salt, soda, washing soap, tea tree oil or spruce broth help to treat foot diseases. Treatments can be mixed or alternated.
- Wormwood broth is used. 3 tablespoons of dry wormwood herbs are brewed in a glass of boiling water, insisting for at least 2 hours.