A person is often sure that a small wart is harmless and does not require medication. Actually, it could be the human papillomavirus. What it is? Papillomavirus is very widespread in the world, therefore a neoplasm in the body, no matter how small, should be shown to a doctor. How to cure the papilloma virus? Learn about therapy options.
How to treat papillomavirus
In the world, about 90% of people are carriers of the disease, in which papillomas and condylomas appear on the body. The virus is spread from person to person, but there are effective ways to treat papillomas. It is difficult to completely get rid of the disease, but neoplasms can be quickly eliminated, combining them with the general therapy of the body (taking immunomodulators). What are the ways to treat papillomas?
Papilloma removal with folk remedies.
Traditional medicine helps to eliminate the manifestation of the disease on the skin. How to treat human papillomavirus with simple homemade recipes:
- With juice from a cut of celandine herb, lubricate the formations on the skin until they dry. This should be done very carefully, without getting into healthy areas of the skin, so as not to cause burns.
- Clean the affected areas with the inside of the banana peel 2-3 times a day.
- Take two cloves of garlic, mince them and mix them with a skim cream in a ratio of 1: 2. Lubricate the papillomas once a day, cover with a plaster for 2-3 hours. After removing the patch, wash your skin with soap and water.
Medical treatment of papillomas
Exposure to chemicals is very effective in treating neoplasms. These substances are used to cauterize sore areas of the skin.
Surgical methods to remove papillomas.
Conservative methods of therapy are not always effective in acute forms of the disease. A surgical method is used to remove neoplasms. How can papillomas be treated by eliminating the emerging foci of the disease? The doctor selects an individual type of destructive treatment:
- excision with surgical instruments;
- electrocoagulation;
- laser treatment;
- cryodestruction method;
- moxibustion with a chemical solution.
How to treat papillomas
There are many methods of therapy, but the effectiveness of each of them depends on the severity of the disease. The initial stages of the manifestation of the disease require conservative treatment, acute, destructive forms. How to treat papillomavirus if you don't think drug therapy is appropriate? For lovers of traditional medicine in the home medicine cabinet there are also remedies that will help to overcome warts. You can not get carried away with folk recipes and hope for a miracle if burns appear on the body and there is no result of home therapy.
How to get rid of papillomas with conservative methods.
There are several ways to treat it:
- the use of cytotoxic drugs;
- chemical moxibustion.
Without the appointment of a specialist, the use of such methods is not recommended, there is a risk of burns to healthy tissues or a relapse. The use of chemicals is being eradicated from modern medicine due to the low potency and severe damage they cause to the skin. Cytotoxic drugs kill diseased cells, but they have a high risk of side effects.
Cytotoxic drugs
The substances are used to kill diseased cells, regardless of whether a person is infected with HPV. Many cytotoxic substances have health risks, treatment side effects, and contraindications.
Chemical cautery solution
How to treat papillomas by chemical treatment? Sick lesions are treated with special solutions, after which they are covered with a hard scab. The upper part is gradually removed along with the papilloma. It is impossible to tear off on its own, peel off the scab, because how can a secondary infection get through the damaged skin? The death of the skin occurs gradually, naturally. This treatment method is ineffective and leads to scars and scars.
How to treat HPV with immunomodulators
The most common reason for getting HPV is a weakened immune system. Along with other treatment methods, drugs are used that support and strengthen the immune system. It is impossible to perceive immunomodulatory drugs as a standalone treatment; it should be used only in combination with other methods of therapy. The doctor also prescribes the duration of the drug and the dosage. Some doctors argue that the use of immunomodulators is not necessary, the virus cannot be cured, so they are taken only as support to block HPV.
How to cure papillomas with hardware techniques.
Treatment of HPV with this method occurs with the help of special devices and substances that destroy warts from the inside. These are cryodestruction (using liquid nitrogen), electrocoagulation, laser surgery. Hardware treatment is used only by specialists, at home this procedure can not be repeated: you need special equipment and a guarantee of the safety of therapy.
Cryodestruction with liquid nitrogen
Cauterization with liquid nitrogen for papillomas is destructive from the inside: the liquid in the diseased cells under the influence of the substance turns into ice. At first, the treated cells take the shape of a bubble, after which they gradually harden and die. The treatment process takes a long time, from a month and a half to two months. Cryodestruction efficiency is high: 80 to 100%.
Electrocoagulation method
Exposure to high frequencies of current in the affected areas under local anesthesia. During the procedure, a needle is inserted into the skin, making the process very painful without anesthesia. The protein in papilloma cells stops being synthesized and clots. The formation is dying and ready to be eliminated. The method is beneficial from a histological point of view, after the removal of the formation, it is possible, through analysis, to find out the reasons for the appearance of foci of the disease.
How to remove papilloma with laser
Thanks to this method of treatment, it is possible to preserve the health of the skin; laser removal does not leave scars or scars. Local anesthesia is immediately introduced, then a laser beam is applied to the disease areas. This procedure helps remove the papilloma, seals the vessels to prevent the lesion from reappearing. The skin after laser treatment heals quickly, so the procedure is ideal to perform on the face (eyelid, forehead, cheeks) and open areas of the body (arms, neck).
Home remedies for papillomas
The growth is in some cases dangerous and can degenerate into benign neoplasms or even a malignant tumor. It is imperative to fight the disease, it is important not only for women (HPV often manifests itself in the reproductive system, affects the uterus, genitals, mammary glands, stomach), but also for men. At home, you can use pills, ointments, oils to remove lesions. The scheme for eliminating the manifestations of the virus with various drugs from the first aid kit at home is individual:
- You can cauterize warts with iodine, ammonia. The skin is thoroughly cleaned beforehand (you can use hydrogen peroxide). Then, to protect healthy skin, you can lubricate the papilloma with castor oil or petroleum jelly around the papilloma. After that, moistening a cotton swab with iodine, treat the diseased areas. It should be gently rubbed within two weeks, after which the wart should disappear. In an intimate sense, such a procedure is not recommended.
- Tea tree oil can also help if it is lubricated on the wart daily. This type of treatment contributes to the safe elimination of the focus of the disease, without the appearance of scars.