Since ancient times, ugly formations on the body have bothered mankind. A wart on the foot is a skin disease caused by a virus. People with skin defects were avoided for fear of infection and, having noticed a neoplasm on the sole or other part of the body, they tried to remove it as soon as possible. What people don't apply to their plantar warts, if only they would go away forever. Until now, dermatologists are looking for the most effective and painless method to treat the disease.
What is a wart
The human papillomavirus causes a benign or oncological DNA mutation in skin cells. The body is covered with papillomas, warts, papules. More than 100 types of HPV have been studied. A wart is a growth on the skin that indicates the presence of the first or third type of papillomavirus in the body. Neoplasms are not potentially carcinogenic, but are extremely infectious due to the viability of the pathogen in the external environment.
What does a wart on the leg look like?
Plantar neoplasm is round in shape with clear edges a couple of millimeters or centimeters in size. In the center, black dots of clogged capillaries are seen. On the leg, they look like old dry calluses that have grown on the skin. Plantar growth pain does not manifest itself under direct pressure, but through compression. The absence of papillary lines in the foot is characteristic.
Causes of plantar wart
HPV infections are more common with unprotected sex. The virus penetrates through microcracks in the mucous membranes of the genital organs. Someone's HPV is "in transit, " while others are less fortunate: The virus remains in the body, without notifying itself for a long time. Dermatologists do not exclude that the appearance of papillomas on the surface of the feet is promoted by immune disorders and infectious diseases.
Walking barefoot in public places: bathrooms, swimming pools, body care salons, shared bathrooms, on the beach, trying on barefoot shoes are the most common causes of plantar warts. The virus is viable outside of its host and "stalks the victim" on towels, tiles, washcloths, furniture, guest slippers, etc. The infection is attracted by dense, tight areas of skin on the plantar surfaces and palms, where the papillomavirus enters through minor lesions.
Warts on children's legs.
Children are restless, they are often injured. Parents may not be aware of the presence of HPV in the child's body, obtained through cuts and abrasions. With a weakening of immunity, the virus is activated, a papilloma appears on the leg. Painful methods of treating leg warts in children are often contraindicated and poorly tolerated. Often the child's body copes with this disease of the skin of the feet on its own.
Types of warts on the legs.
Warts are a group of skin lesions caused by a papilloma. Depending on the external manifestation, the impact on human health, the following types of warts are classified:
- vulgar (ordinary) - round keratinized blisters;
- flat - a rash in the form of spots rising above the skin;
- filiform (acrocordios): elongated with "ragged" edges, formed in the folds of the body;
- genital warts, reminiscent of a rooster's crest;
- senile (keratomas) - which occur in the elderly, are not associated with HPV.
Wart formations are located throughout the body, on internal organs, in the oral cavity. Warts on the feet, called plantar warts, are a common type of wart. One of the types includes the well-formed ones, which are a pressed depression in the skin, characterized by rapid growth. The appearance of subungual growths slightly elevates the nail plate.
Plantar warts treatment
It is dangerous to neglect the treatment of plantar warts. Neoplasms on the feet are constantly injured. They are removed to stop the appearance of new growths and the entry of infections. There is no complete cure for HPV. Treatment boils down to turning the disease into a "sleep mode. "Medication available, surgical removal, immunomodulatory plantar warts, using alternative medicine.
The disadvantage of treating plantar growths lies in their location: the large stratum corneum of the epidermis makes it difficult to deliver active substances to the depth of the formation on the foot. In preparation for therapy, the top layer of the build-up is soaked and exfoliated. Traditionally, the treatment of warts on the feet begins with the use of salicylic acid. The wart on the foot is steamed in a bath daily, for three months, disinfected, then the softened top layer is wiped with a pumice stone, salicylic acid is applied and a patch is applied.
Pharmacy chains advise how to get rid of a wart on the leg with the help of drugs containing celandine, phenol and trichloroacetic acid. The drugs cause tissue necrosis, relieving the patient of the deficiency, but leave a healing trail of a deep warty wound. Each disease is individual to varying degrees, therefore, before choosing a method of removing a wart on the sole of the foot, you should ask your doctor's opinion.
Ointment
According to the method of action, there are necrotizing, antiviral herbal ointments. In the first case, the acid or alkali in the base of the ointment cauterizes the painful growth and leaves a scar. At home, for the treatment of the feet, you can use liquid solutions: with acetic, nitric, oxalic and lactic acids in the composition. To avoid burns, the surface of the neoplasm is strictly processed.
An antiviral wart ointment is applied to the foot on the growth itself and the area around it to reduce the growth of the infection. They are used with special ointments. Herbal ingredients only affect skin formation. Known for its effectiveness in treating foot balm with an applicator, colhamin ointment.
Modern methods of disposal.
The advent of modern wart removal methods has replaced the traumatic scalpel. Like the surgeon's scalpel, the electrocoagulator burns the neoplasm of the foot with current. After the laser or radio wave removal procedure, a depression remains in the foot. Healing takes several weeks. Exposure to liquid nitrogen is considered a very painful treatment and requires several treatments. In 2014, British dermatologists published a material on the latest antigen injection therapy. It will help patients resistant to existing treatments.
Home remedies
Procedures with folk remedies for warts on the legs are carried out before bedtime, with the feet previously steamed and for a long time. During handling, protect your hands with latex gloves from further spread of infection, disinfect all devices and items used to prevent infection of your loved ones. List of popular ways considered effective to get rid of wart feet:
- Garlic is known for its antibiotic properties. In a neoplasm on the sole, the hardened upper layer is cut off, a fine garlic clove is applied.
- You can make "anti-beard dough". It is kneaded with finely grated garlic, vinegar, wheat flour, spread on the surface of the neoplasm and sealed with a plaster. After a few days, the dough is removed along with the build-up.
- Apply a vinegar-infused onion to the foot, or you can rub the growth with vinegar and then attach a fresh onion.
- You can fill the formation with the juice of medicinal plants: celandine, Kalanchoe, calendula, milkweed, dandelion, golden mustache, or attach a slice of apple, mountain ash, figs, potatoes, horseradish, cabbage. The procedure is performed daily, lasting several weeks to months, until the buildup disappears.
- You can apply wood ash diluted in water to a creamy state.
- The growth is sprinkled with powdered ground chalk and wrapped with a bandage. The compress cannot get wet.
- Birch and willow barks containing salicyl have proven effective in treatment. The bark is applied to the foot, softening it beforehand with boiling water.
- Warm foot baths with sea salt, soda, laundry soap, tea tree oil, or fir broth help in treating foot ailments. Treatments can be mixed or alternated.
- Wormwood broth applications are used. 3 tablespoons of dried wormwood herb are prepared in a glass of boiling water, insisting for at least 2 hours.