Learn how to treat papillomas at home. Papillomas (warts) are benign tumor-like formations of the skin, the mucous membranes of viral etiology.Wart- a type of wart in which growths are located in the genital area. Learn from this article:
- causes of papillomas;
- what is the human papillomavirus;
- how to treat the disease in men and women;
- how to treat papillomas at home.
Reasons for appearance
Warts are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. It is during sexual intercourse, the passage of a child through the genitals of an infected mother during childbirth.
Possible household transmission path. The virus is resistant to adverse environmental factors and can remain on washcloths, towels and clothes of infected people. When another person uses such objects, the microorganism can easily penetrate even through minor damage to the skin.
Sometimes self-infection occurs when virus particles move from one part of the body to another (for example, during shaving, depilation).
There are more than 100 strains (types) of papillomavirus that can infect multiple people at once.
Localization, the appearance of warts, and the likelihood of developing a malignant process depend on the type of HPV.
Viruses can remain asymptomatic in the body for up to several years after infection. Papillomas on the skin, mucous membranes begin to grow in the background:
- decreased immune protection;
- hypovitaminosis;
- exacerbation of chronic diseases;
- psycho-emotional stress;
- hormonal changes (such as during menopause, during pregnancy);
- Unhealthy diet, including excessive consumption of carbohydrates, fatty, fried foods.
Treating Papillomas with Folk Remedies
The most effective alternative medicine contains herbal ingredients. Treatment of papilloma by alternative methods should only be performed after consultation with your physician, excluding them from the malignant nature of the growths. These measures do not lead to the disappearance of the virus itself from the body, they are only aimed at eliminating the external manifestations of the infection.
Papillomas on the neck and other parts of the body cannot be torn off, wound, or rewound with thread. Injury to the warts, treatment with any medication without the supervision of a doctor can lead to the development of an oncological process. You should not apply such bases to the eyelids, mucous membranes to avoid burns.
Treatment of papillomas with celandine
Fresh leaves, including squeezed juice, are used as an infusion of a plant bought from a pharmacy at home. Before starting papilloma treatment, the area around the skin around the neoplasm should be smeared with oily cream and oil.
The wart is smeared with vegetable juice, the procedure is repeated every 2 days for a week, after which time the growth should disappear.
Celandine is infused with olive oil. To make it, the herb is collected during the flowering period, cut into small pieces and filled with equal proportions of oil. The cure is adhered to for a month, smearing 4-5 times a day with skin growth until the warts are instructed.
The dry herb of celandine is mixed with thuja sprouts, potato sprouts and alcohol in equal proportions. The composition is adhered to for 2 weeks, papillomas are smeared with it once a day.
Other recipes using plants
If you have papillomas on your neck, other areas of the skin, such as tea tree, lemon, licorice oils, are applied to their surface once a day for 2 weeks. The aloe leaf cut longitudinally is sometimes applied to the tumors for 4 hours. You can use Kalanchoe instead of aloe, this plant is kept on the surface of the wart for 8-10 hours. The manipulation is repeated for 10 consecutive days.
When warts appear, they are sometimes given a pasty preparation of mashed garlic, flour or cream for 3 hours. The product is washed with water and the skin is washed with soap.
To make a dandelion tincture, the flowers of the plant are poured into a bottle, poured with alcohol and waited for 14 days.
Dandelion treatment is applied 4-6 times a day for skin growths.
Castor oil can be applied to the surface of papillomas twice a day. After lubrication, the warts are closed with plaster. Manipulation is performed for 3-6 days.
For the treatment of papillomas in both men and women, a decoction of horseradish, nettle, lemongrass, dandelion root, plantain leaves is used internally. Mix the dried plants in equal parts, take three tablespoons of a full collecting spoon, cook them with a liter of boiling water. The medicine should be taken for 10 days before each meal.
Non-plant folk methods
Some people smear the affected areas with a cotton swab dipped in ammonia.
Prepare a mixture of 2. 5 g of salicylic acid-acetic acid ester, the same amount of iodine, 2 g of boric acid, and 100 ml of alcohol. The composition is applied to the warts 2-3 times a day.
Treatment of warts and papillomas with home remedies
Medications can be prescribed by a doctor after a test that confirms that a person has HPV. Drug therapy helps to increase immunity, reduce the activity of the virus in the body. The effect of some pharmacy products is to remove skin formations.
Antiviral, immunomodulatory drugs
To fight HPV, your doctor prescribes tablets, capsules, and injections of drugs that suppress the growth of microorganisms in the tissues. Used at home:
- Specific antiviral agents.
- Inducers of interferon synthesis(stimulants).
- Products containing interferon.
- Non-specific immunomodulators.
If human papillomavirus is detected in women and there are condylomas, vaginal suppositories are used.
Topical preparations to remove papilloma
With these devices, home treatment is performed only after a doctor's examination, to the exclusion of the malignant process in the wart area.
The products should not fall on healthy areas of the skin, mucous membranes, otherwise burns and scars may occur.
Cauterizing drugs, when applied to papillomas in the neck and other parts of the body, causenecrosis(death) in the cells due to the presence of active chemical components. Warts are used to lubricate with a special applicator, a thin wooden stick, the frequency of manipulations depends on the size of the growth.
Topically applied antiseptic containing silver nitrate has a necrotizing effect on tissues. It is used on different parts of the body except the face, mucous membranes. It should not be forgotten that it does not eliminate the cause of papillomas under the armpit, for example, and its treatment is aimed at eliminating the external manifestations of the pathology.
In the presence of flat, common warts, including on the toes and feet, a product containing propane, dimethyl ether is used, sealed in a metal bottle.
When the liquefied gases leave the tank, their temperature is set at -57 ° C; if the skin is applied topically, the tissues freeze.
The product package contains 12 plastic disposable applicators with holders. The latter allows you to reliably limit the affected areas from healthy tissues. The burning and tingling sensation is normal during the procedure. After 10-14 days, the frozen tissue falls off. If a procedure is not sufficient, the manipulation is repeated.
The drug should not be used if the tumors are located in thin-skinned areas (genitals, eyelids, chest area). Cervical papillomas should also not be removed by this method alone.
Treat papillomas with hardware methods
Your doctor may recommend the treatment of warts, genital warts in special clinics. The latter use the following methods:
- cryodestruction;
- chemical coagulation;
- electrocoagulation;
- radio wave therapy;
- laser therapy;
- plasma coagulation.
Cryodestructure- tissue frozen with liquid nitrogen. The latter is applied to a special applicator which is applied to the papilloma. After a while, the neoplasm darkens and disappears. When using this method, it is extremely difficult to control the depth of wart exposure, a second procedure may be required. Sometimes scars remain after cryodestruction.
Chemical coagulation is performed with preparations containing concentrated acids. The latter causes necrosis of the treated tissues. The solution is used to eliminate common, plantar warts, genital warts.
Electrocoagulation-Exposure of tissues with high frequency current that results in irreversible protein coagulation in them. This is a traditional technique to remove neoplasms from the body, the risk of infection and bleeding is extremely low.
A special device is used for radio wave therapy. The effect on the untouched areas is minimal, the likelihood of bleeding is minimal. In women, such treatment is given for warts.
The device converts electrical current into radio waves that dissect soft tissues in different parts of the body.
During laser therapy, the neoplasm evaporates under the influence of a laser beam. The method is used to treat papillomas in any part of the body, including the presence of genital warts. There is no bleeding after the procedure, the laser beams kill the microorganisms in their area of application, the treated area is not infected.
Scars after laser therapy are extremely rare.
If a woman has intraductal breast papilloma, which is precancerous, surgical treatment is performed. Sector resection is performed - removal of part of the breast with altered ducts.
Folk methods and medicines are used in the treatment of papillomas at home. In special clinics, neoplasms are removed by hardware methods. Before treating the warts, consult a doctor and undergo a recommended examination.