What are the warts on the skin and how do they look?

A wart is a formation on the skin of a benign character. The appearance of warts is caused by the human papillomavirus. This disease is transmitted through contact with objects that were used by a person with such a disease. Can be formed on any part of the body. Warts must be treated, as they can develop into a malignant tumor.

• Types warts
• Flat( youthful)
• Ordinary( vulgaris)
• Filamentous
• Plantar
• Senile keratomas
• Genital warts

Types warts

In today's time secrete such varieties of warts:

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Flat( youthful)

Such wartsappear on the face or back of the palm mainly during adolescence. Occur against the background of various types of scratches, cuts or other irritation and skin damage. In appearance they are rounded, or irregularly shaped, localized in small groups and almost do not stand out above the surface of the skin. The color can be light pink or brown. Such warts are not peculiar to develop into malignant tumors and arise in rare cases, can also appear and disappear.

For the removal of flat warts, you can use such tools:

• laser removal;
• nitrogen burning;
• electric current;
• radio waves;
• pharmacy products( cryopharma, patch Salipod, Superchistotel).

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Ordinary( vulgar)

Vulgar warts are the most common. The sizes range from a pinhead to a pea with clear boundaries. To the touch it is dense with a rough surface. Has a "maternal" wart, after removal of which the other small can disappear. The color varies from light yellow to dark gray. Appear on the hands, elbows or knees. To treat such warts, apply:

• current effect( under local anesthesia);
• freezing with liquid nitrogen;
• excision( scalpel under local anesthesia);
• folk remedies( burning with celandine, rubbing castor oil).

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Filamentous

Threadlike warts are acrochords; this type of wart appears in people of the older age group. They also arise during pregnancy and with menopause, and indicate complications in the normal course of pregnancy and menopause. Initially, a mole appears on the body, which eventually stretches upward, forming a "thread" from 5 to 10 millimeters with a small "bead".To the touch they are of medium density and sometimes can itch. Localize on very thin layers of skin( armpits, nose, eyelids, neck).Mostly a flesh-colored wart, sometimes darkens to brown.

For treatment suitable:

• electric current;
• laser removal;
• excision with a scalpel;
• folk remedies( compress of garlic ointment: rubbed garlic head on a small grater and mix with Vaseline and mix until homogeneous, compress the wart on every night until it disappears completely).

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Plantar

Appear on legs with strong pressure on the same place of foot and with excessive sweating. Suffice is a painful appearance of warts. They interfere with walking, wearing shoes and itchs badly. To the touch it is dense, eventually becomes rough with black dots in the center( capillaries affected by thrombus).Above the surface of the skin does not greatly rise, since it grows mostly in width. Has a "mother" core wart and around it can arise "children", which can merge into one large outgrowth. Place of localization - heels, big toes. The size reaches no more than a centimeter in diameter. Color - beige, dark pink or brown.

Such warts are removed by the following methods:

• laser removal;
• electric shock.

Preparations with a high content of alkali and acid for the disposal of plantar warts:

• Superchistotel;
• Duofilm;
• patch Salipod;
• medical pencil( lapis);
• gel Panavir.

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keratomas

Senile Senile or seborrheic keratomas - a benign appearing in old ageand are not based on the human papillomavirus. These are small spots of beige or brown with clear boundaries, appearing on the body from the epidermis and sebum. Locations - neck, face, chest and back.

For treatment it is possible to apply:

• retinoic acid;
• increase the intake of vitamin C;
• cryotherapy( liquid nitrogen);
• electric shock;
• radio wave( scalpel).

Folk methods:

• fresh celandine juice( moxibustion);
• rubbing warts with chopped potatoes;
• onions( half a bulb for 2 hours to pour vinegar, and then tied to a wart at night).
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Genital warts

This type of wart is based on the virus and sexually betrayed. It has a pink or white color, and looks like an inflorescence of cauliflower. Infection with this virus and the warts are also accompanied by bleeding, genital discharge and severe itching in places warts. Condylomas can develop on the inner and outer genitals, lips, throat or nose. To get rid of genital warts apply only medication. If you do not start treatment on time, then tumor growths can occur on the site of genital warts.