How to treat hanging warts?

Any skin disease causes concern for its owner. So, hanging warts do not carry the threat of life. But from this they do not become less pleasant.

Hanging warts have another, much known name - papillomas. They are attached with a foot to the skin and seem to hang on it. Most often, hanging warts on the neck, in the armpits and groin are formed. Basically, papillomas do not cause any discomfort to a person. However, in some cases, they are large in size, which in turn results in frequent clinging to clothing, which can subsequently lead to injuries. With this discomfort, the best option is to remove the hanging warts.

Causes of appearance

The basis for development is the activation of human papillomavirus. It can be transmitted through touch, provided that the healthy has wounds or even minor damage to the skin. Therefore, after some time after contact, the appearance of such a phenomenon as hanging warts, the photo of which is below, is possible.

Most often, the virus of the papilloma penetrates the human body when:

• Irritations on the skin.
• Inflammation of the epidermis.
• Increased sweating.
• Absence or insufficiently frequent hygienic procedures.

Papillomas in themselves - an unpleasant phenomenon, because to everything else they do not appear immediately after infection. That is, before the virus is activated, it can take quite a long time. About their presence, they let know at a time when the human body is weakened or in his work failures occurred.

The development of hanging warts is promoted by:

• The presence of other infections, in addition to papillomas.
• Inflammatory diseases.
• Hormonal failures.
• Pregnancy.
• Adolescence, when puberty occurs.
• Regular physical fatigue.
• Constant emotional stress.
• Unbalanced or monotonous food.
• Lack of vitamins and minerals.

Varieties

Outwardly, all the hanging warts are similar to each other. But this is only at first glance. Hanging warts are divided into two types:

• Threadlike . Appear in the form of small cones. Then, developing, stretch, turning into thin "strings" that cling to the skin with a foot. They seemed to hang on the epidermis. The length of such papillomas reaches one centimeter. The color of the hanging warts of this variety is from light corpulent to dark brown. Papillomas are located almost throughout the body. They can appear on the face, neck, underarms, in the groin area and under the breast in women. This type of hanging warts does not occur singly. Most often they are plural. In some cases, threadlike hanging warts grow together like a cauliflower.

• Finger-shaped . Externally, the formations are elongated, like thick peas. The size of this type of hanging warts is at most two centimeters. Color finger-shaped papillomas mostly corporal. The location of the hanging warts is near the hair, most often along the line of their growth. Papillomas appear mostly singly.

The Danger of Hanging Warts

Basically, papillomas are invisible to others and do not cause discomfort. But hanging warts under the arm, in the groin and on the neck are more likely than others to be injured.

The reasons for the formation of wounds on the papillomas:

• Shaving . When performing this procedure with a sharp blade, it is possible to cut the body of the hanging wart.
• Mechanical impact (for example, friction tight clothing).
• Sweating , in which the infection can spread through the body, getting inside the papilloma.

The result of traumas of hanging warts can be:

• Inflammation.
• The spread of the virus by papillomas throughout the body.
• Rebirth of hanging warts. To avoid this, experts advise to get rid of papillomas in dangerous areas: on the neck, underarms and in the groin area.

On the degeneration of the hanging wart testifies:

• Increase in the size of the papilloma.
• Darkening of the built-up edge.
• The wart surface changes. Most often it becomes denser, with tubercles or nodules.
• Bleeding.
• Itching.

Diagnostics

A person does not immediately notice the appearance of hanging warts. After all, at first they look like a small build-up. There are no symptoms of their appearance.

Many people have the question: if the cause of the appearance of papillomas is always the same, then why conduct various procedures before removal? Diagnosis is an integral process of treating hanging warts. During these procedures, a specialist examines the build-up on the skin, and after that it will accurately diagnose whether the tumor is a wart that can be removed or a degenerated birthmark. In any case, with 100% certainty, only an expert will answer you to the question: is it necessary or not to get rid of the papilloma.

Hanging wart: treatment and removal

Having decided to remove the papilloma, you must first visit a dermatologist. The specialist will conduct the necessary diagnostic procedures. After that he will accurately determine the reason why you had a hanging wart. Most often this is a virus. Therefore, afterwards, after removal of the papilloma, it is important to bring the treatment to an end. Namely - to increase the level of immunity, so as not to allow viruses to attack the body again.

The main methods of removing hanging warts are operative and conservative. The first is much more effective. At the same time it takes more time and money.

Surgical methods of removing hanging warts:

• Surgical.
• Laser removal.
• Electric shock.
• Cauterization with liquid nitrogen.

Conservative ways of removing papillomas:

• Application of medicines.
• Folk methods.

How to get rid of hanging warts yourself

Eliminating papillomas is not desirable at home. This is fraught with the spread of infection throughout the body. Undoubtedly, it's better to give yourself to such a thing in the hands of professionals. Moreover, for today the procedure for removing hanging warts is quick and painless.

But if nevertheless you decided to do it yourself, but do not know how to remove the hanging wart, then the well-known celandine will come to the rescue. The juice of this plant is lubricated by a cutaneous growth. You can also use infusions and broths celandine for rubbing the epidermis. Of the traditional methods can be identified even the treatment of garlic, dandelion, calendula. Quite good reviews have propolis extract and tea tree oil. They have excellent antiviral properties that will help in the destruction of hanging warts.

At home, you can eliminate papillomas with medications. These include iodine, hydrogen peroxide, castor oil, oxolin ointment.

What if the hanging wart inflamed?

With frequent trauma to the papilloma, she does not have the opportunity for complete healing. Therefore, the hanging wart is inflamed. It is very unpleasant visually and feels like a condition. Here no folk methods will help. Urgent need to see a doctor. He after the diagnostic measures will prescribe medications that will relieve inflammation. And after that you will be asked to remove the build-up on the skin.

Preventive measures

By themselves, as already mentioned, papillomas are harmless. But the trauma of hanging warts leads to serious consequences, so experts still recommend removing them. And to reduce the likelihood of the appearance of papillomas, it is again necessary to follow certain simple rules:

• Closely monitor your personal hygiene.
• Do not take other people's things like cosmetics, combs, shoes and other things.
• Do not touch the skin of an infected person. After small cracks or sores on your body you are not able to detect, but they are almost always.
• With a sexual partner, in whose health you are not sure, use a condom.
• Do not touch the warts with your hands, even if they are yours.
• A couple of times a year you need to drink a course of vitamins.
• Eat right and balanced, this is the basis of immunity.