Why do warts grow is a question that a dermatovenerologist can often hear from a patient.
These neoplasms are often the cause not only of aesthetic, but also physical discomfort.
Therefore, it is not surprising that patients are interested in how to get rid of them.
What are these growths and why do warts grow on hands, hands, and other parts of the body? Patients are often interested.
What provoking factors affect your appearance, and what are the ways to get rid of pathology?
Warts: what are they
If a person discovers that their wart has started to grow, they involuntarily wonder what it is and where the growths come from.
Warts are benign skin lesions.
A person owes their appearance to human papillomavirus infection.
The virus is considered very widespread; approximately 90% of the entire population of the planet suffers from it.
The peculiarity of the infection is that its symptoms may be absent for a long time.
Until the body is exposed to negative effects.
Today it is very easy to get infected with HPV, as doctors say.
There are several ways.
- Sexual contactSex without a condom easily leads to the transition of infection from a sick person or carrier to a healthy one. Furthermore, even a condom cannot always protect a person from this viral pathology. Although it significantly reduces the probability of infection. It is important to remember that not only classic sex is dangerous, but also oral and anal sex.
- Vertical path. Another fairly common infection method. In this case, the virus enters the child's body from the sick mother's body. The moment it passes through your birth canal. In rare cases, transplacental infection is also possible. But this requires the fulfillment of special conditions.
- Via contact-home. The human papillomavirus can remain on common sponges, towels, and bedding. Naturally, if a healthy person comes into contact with the personal hygiene items of an infected person, it is possible for them to become infected.
It is important to remember that warts are only one of the manifestations of HPV.
In addition, the virus can manifest itself through the development of papillomas, genital warts, and other types of neoplasms.
Furthermore, some subspecies (strains) of the virus are highly oncogenic.
This can lead to the development of malignant neoplasms if treatment is not taken in a timely manner.
Types of warts
Regardless of how quickly the wart grows, doctors distinguish several types of this unsightly skin formation.
Depending on the type of wart, its location, as well as the supposed removal characteristics, can be judged.
To assign:
- ordinary growths, the formation of which most often occurs on the face and hands, and especially often children suffer from them, in most cases many growths appear at once, they are rarely solitary;
- flat neoplasms - another variant of pathology that affects the face, neck and arms, often does not differ from the general skin tone in color, which can make them somewhat difficult to detect;
- plantar warts form on plants and resemble the most common corn in structure, which can cause significant discomfort when walking;
- Senile formations appear in elderly patients, they are usually small initially, but over time they acquire a clear tendency to grow, they can cause discomfort, since they are often located in closed parts of the body and are subject to friction.
Some also refer to genital warts as warts, but this is not entirely true, although the nature of the formations is similar.
It is very important to understand which species the identified wart belongs to.
Since this will allow the doctor to choose the optimal elimination tactics and also the means to prevent relapse.
Causes of the appearance of warts.
Often patients, wondering why warts grow on the body, face and limbs, ask their doctors if the location of the growths depends in any way on their nature.
It is important to understand that the main reason for the appearance is always the same - it is the human papillomavirus activated in the body.
If the patient is not sick with HPV, then he will not form warts anywhere and ever.
If there is a virus in the body, a neoplasm can appear anywhere.
In some people, the virus does not make itself felt throughout their lives.
Also, if the immune system is strong enough, the patient may not even know that they are infected.
Unless specialized studies have been carried out.
If a neoplasm has appeared, it should be understood that the infection has already occurred.
Today, sadly, it is impossible to eliminate HPV from your body.
However, with an effort, you can reduce the recurrence of the pathology to a minimum so that the virus no longer remembers itself.
Warts grow on the head.most of the time due to the fact that there are most of the blood vessels.
This means that the easiest way for the virus to enter these areas and infect the most cells.
But patients often ask why other parts of the body are affected.
Why do warts grow on my hands?
It is not uncommon for people to ask their doctors why warts grow on their fingers.
There are many reasons.
First of all, as doctors point out, the reason is that the hands are one of the main parts that are constantly in contact with the external environment.
Consequently, the easiest way for a virus to enter the body is through them via the contact-home route.
True, as doctors point out, if there are no injuries and lesions on the skin of the hands, the risk of infection is minimized.
But if the patient's skin is traumatized, it is very easy to get infected.
Among other reasons, they are called:
- constant contact with objects from the external environment in public places (handrails, doorknobs, common elements) that may be infected;
- shaking the hand of a person who is sick with HPV and has characteristic rashes or microtraumas on the skin of the hands, through which the virus can reach a healthy person;
- excessive dryness of the skin, which contributes to the formation of various microtrauma;
- sweating of the palms, which also negatively affects the protective properties of the skin;
- regular trauma to the skin in the area of the hands (work in industries without gloves, cuts, etc. );
- ignoring the recommendation to wear gloves in cold weather (decreased blood flow to the hands allows viruses to accumulate and more actively infect healthy cells).
Warts in the area of the plants.
The wart on the leg also grows in frequent cases.
Initially, the patient can ignore it for a long time or fight it in the same way as he usually does with a corn.
But these methods are ineffective.
There are several reasons for the appearance of HPV growths in the plant zone:
- the wart hurts and grows on the sole if a person often wears shoes made of unnatural materials, in which the skin sweats a lot and does not allow the foot to breathe normally;
- the appearance of a pathological outgrowth is also possible if the patient walks without shoes in saunas, baths, swimming pools (since these places are considered public places, the virus can easily enter the environment, and due to high humidity, it can also remain in it for a long time);
- constant wearing of rubber shoes also adversely affects heat exchange and sweating, which can lead to the development of an infection;
- As in the case of the hands, excessive dryness of the skin also plays a role, leading to easier-than-normal skin trauma (for example, due to dryness, heels often crack and wounds become become a good entry point for infections);
- Fungal diseases of the feet also contribute to HPV infection, as they reduce local immunity.
The wart began to grow: provoking factors.
As already mentioned, the human papillomavirus, even if there is an infection, does not manifest itself in all people.
If the wart grows and itches or hurts?
This is a reason to think about the fact that the body was affected by pathological factors that adversely affected immunity.
Among the reasons for the growth of warts or provoking factors are often called:
- the presence of diabetes mellitus of any type in a state of decompensation;
- be infected with HIV;
- decreased immunity under the influence of factors of an unfavorable environment (for example, due to being in the cold, an unhealthy diet, etc. );
- the period of pregnancy, which is always associated with immunosuppression, otherwise the woman could not have the fetus;
- the use of drugs with glucocorticosteroid hormones in the composition, which have an immunosuppressive effect;
- some serious genetic pathologies can cause the activation of the virus;
- ignoring the rules of hygiene can trigger pathological processes in the body;
- neglect of the principles of protection during sexual intercourse also often leads to infection, and later to the development of the disease;
- Exposure to severe stress and overwork negatively affects the body's immune defenses in all cases.
Exposure to one or more of these factors can lead to warts starting to grow in an adult or child.
Wart removal methods
What to do if a wart grows, many patients are interested in their treating doctors.
After all, this pathology, although not usually painful, continues to cause aesthetic discomfort.
Especially ifthe wart grows on the face. . .
First, a patient with a similar problem is advised to undergo accumulation removal.
One of the following methods can be selected:
- chemical removal with the help of special drugs, with which the neoplasm is cauterized until it completely disappears;
- laser removal, which is also based on burning with a directed beam of rays, which minimally traumatizes the surrounding tissues;
- cryotherapy, in which removal is carried out with the help of nitrogen, which sharply cools the pathological tissues, thereby killing them;
- electrocoagulation is another popular method in which removal is provided due to the point effect of current;
- Surgical intervention is a technique that is used in exceptional cases if the growth is large or there are contraindications to the use of other methods of intervention.
If a wart grows in the eye or the growth is localized elsewhere on the face, you should definitely see a doctor.
You cannot fight such delicately located neoplasms on your own.
As this can lead to serious complications.
Once the removal is done, the doctor cannot guarantee that the warts will no longer appear.
Relapses of pathology are recorded in approximately 30% of cases.
Also, in some cases, the growths disappear on their own without outside interference.
Which doctor should I contact if warts grow?
If warts grow on the neckor in other parts of the body, then which doctor should be consulted, patients are interested.
First of all, it is worth visiting a dermatovenerologist.
It is this specialist who deals with various skin diseases, including those caused by viral infections.
The doctor specializes in both dermatology and venereology.
He can also give advice on how to boost immunity to prevent recurrence of neoplasms.
Warts are unsightly growths on the skin.
They significantly reduce aesthetic appeal, especially if they are located in prominent places.
A person especially suffers when the face is affected.
A timely visit to the doctor will help to easily get rid of the growth formed under the influence of HPV.
And compliance with the recommendations will prevent relapses.
If warts appear, consult a dermatovenerologist in a specialized clinic.