Skin Wart and its Treatment

by Jenny C. Blogger and Outreach Expert

Introduction to Wart

In this article, we explain to you about Skin warts and its treatment, and who gets them? We also discuss about Wart Stick and how to use it.

Warts are raised small, rough, and hard bumps on your upper skin area, which is caused by the HPV (Human Papilloma Virus). Sometimes warts are flat and smooth. It develops as an outcome of a viral infection for which our body takes a long time to mount antibodies against it. Warts are not harmful, but they are awful, potentially humiliating, and transmittable. They may be painful.

According to studies, there are around 100 types of Human Papillomavirus, which cause skin warts. Almost all HPV viruses are harmless that is visible on hands or feet. But there are some warts like genital warts; you should immediately see a doctor right away.

Types of warts:

According to studies the appearance of warts are distinct, and they appear on a different part of the body according to their type;

• Common warts: Common warts are usually rough, grainy, and rounded top appearance. This usually found on your fingers and toes.

• Plantar warts: They are mostly grown on the soles. Plantar warts grow under your skin, not over it, like others. They can also make walking very uncomfortable.

• Flat warts: They mostly appear on the thighs, arms, or face. Flat warts may be pink, slightly yellow, or brownish and have a flat top.

• Filiform warts: They mostly appear around your nose or mouth and sometimes over the neck or under chin areas. They appear small and tiny flag or tag like shape.

• Periungual warts: They appear around or under your fingernails and toenails. They are painful and also affect your normal nail growth.

• Genital warts: They appear on the genitals. They are soft growth but can cause itching, discomfort, and pain.

You can treat wart at home, but they are so awful and uncomfortable.

When should you visit your doctor? If you have on your face or some other sensitive part of your body, such as; mouth, nostrils, or genitals. If you face breeding around wart; or other infection signs such as scabbing or pus. If you have diabetes or any immune deficiency (HIV/AIDS), then you should immediately visit your doctor and take proper treatment.

Normally, warts go away on their own without any outside efforts. Warts are not painful or embarrassment; letting them go away on their own is the best option. Basically, treatment for warts depends on the type and age of the patient and their health status.

Here are some methods for wart treatment:

• Salicylic Acid: The most commonly used method of treatment is salicylic acids that dissolve warts. This is a time-consuming process. You must regularly apply the solution daily for 2 or more weeks.

• Duct Tape: You can't believe when you heard that you could find treatment for warts at the hardware shop. Although some people believe that covering warts in silver tape helps them get rid of warts, you need to place tape over the wart and leave it for several days. When you remove the duct tape, you may be able to clear some layers of the wart. Then repeat the procedure with a new piece of duct.

• Freezing: Freezing is the procedure of cryotherapy in which doctors freeze off common warts with the help of liquid nitrogen. The medication procedure is suitable for adults and older children. This procedure of medication is a little painful.

• Cut and Burn: This method of medication particularly used for filiform, plantar, and common warts.

• Topical cream treatments: Some warts treatment requires prescription topical cream medication. The topical cream medication process may help layers of the wart to remove one by one.

• Injecting Medications: This method of treatment is used for stubborn warts. In this meditation method, Bleomycin drug is injected.This can be used for genital warts. This particular method is typically used when other methods have failed.

• Try Acupuncture: this method of treatment involves the insertion of sharp and thin needles into the particular (Meridian) points on the affected area of your body. The time duration for this treatment is 30 minutes weekly for 4 weeks.

• Wart Solid Stick: If you want to get rid of ugly and uncomfortable warts with the maximum result, then this method of treatment is best. The treatment is used on the skin for common and plantar warts. The chemical used in this treatment is salicylic acid that helps warts gradually peel off and go away. This particular medication method is also used for corn and calluses. This product is restricted to use only on the common and plantar wart, not on the face or birthmarks, moles, or genital warts.

The drug used in wart sticks is keratolytic that belongs to the same drug class as aspirin. Warts are mainly caused by (HPV) virus, and salicylic acid does not affect the (HPV) virus.

How to use wart stick:

You need to read and follow the directions carefully. If you do not understand any step, consult a doctor or any pharmacist.

This medication is strictly used only on the skin. To avoid any damage or irritation, don't let this product come into contact with your mouth, nose, eyes, and any wounded area of skin. If you feel any irritation or itching, wash the area with cool water for 10-20 minutes. Wash your hands properly after use.

The first step soaks the wart, corn, or callus in hot water for about 5-10 minutes to smoothen or soften the affected area and dry it thoroughly. Remove the dead skin after soaking and before applying the stick. This process of removing the dead skin is only to help the stick medication work properly.

If medication is a liquid/gel, only apply a single drop or a thin coat of product to cover the area (wart, callus, or corn) using the applicator provided with the product. Let it dry for a few minutes. Then cover the area with a bandage.

Repeat the procedure 1 -2 times daily for 1 or 2 weeks for calluses and corns and 12 -13 weeks for warts.

Medication dosage is based on your product type/ brand, response to treatment, and medical condition. Use it regularly to get the best results.

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