In this article you will learn about the treatment of papillomas at home. Papillomas (warts) are benign tumor-like formations of the skin, mucous membranes of viral etiology.Warts- a type of wart in which growths are located in the genital area. From this article you will learn:
- causes of papillomas;
- what is human papillomavirus;
- how to treat the disease in men and women;
- how to treat papillomas at home.
Causes
The cause of warts is human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. This occurs during sexual intercourse, the passage of a child through the genital tract of an infected mother during birth.
Possible way of infection from the household. The virus is resistant to adverse environmental factors, can stay on towels, towels, clothes of infected people. When another person uses such objects, the microorganism easily penetrates even through minor damage to the skin.
Sometimes self-infection occurs when viral particles are transferred from one part of the body to another (eg shaving, hair removal).
Papilloma virus has more than 100 strains (types), a person can be infected with several of them at once.
Localization, appearance of warts, the likelihood of developing a malignant process depends on the type of HPV.
Viruses can remain asymptomatic in the body after infection for up to several years. Papillomas on the skin, mucous membranes begin to grow in the background:
- decreased immune protection;
- hypovitaminosis;
- exacerbation of chronic diseases;
- psychoemotional stress;
- hormonal changes (for example, during menopause, during pregnancy);
- unhealthy diet, including excessive consumption of carbohydrates, fatty, fried foods.
Treatment of papillomas with folk remedies
The most effective alternative medicine contains herbal ingredients. Treatment of papilloma with alternative methods can be carried out only after consultation with a doctor, excluding them from the malignant nature of growths. These measures do not lead to the disappearance of the virus itself from the body, they are aimed only at eliminating the external manifestations of the infection.
Papillomas of the neck and other parts of the body cannot be torn off, cut off, rewound. Injury to warts, burning them with any formulation without medical supervision can lead to the development of a cancerous process. You can not apply such funds on the eyelids, mucous membranes to avoid burns.
Treatment of celandine papillomas
Fresh leaves, squeezed juice from them, infusion of the plant, bought from a pharmacy, are used at home. Before starting the treatment of papilloma, you should steam the area where it is located, lubricate the skin around the neoplasm with greasy cream and butter.
The wart is smeared with vegetable juice, the procedure is repeated every 2 days for a week, after which time the growth should disappear.
An infusion of celandine with olive oil is used. To prepare it, the herb is collected during the flowering period, cut into small pieces and filled with oil in equal proportions. The drug is insisted for a month, they are lubricated with skin growths 4-5 times a day until the warts are rejected.
The dried herb of celandine is mixed with thuja shoots, potato sprouts, alcohol in equal proportions. The composition is insisted for 2 weeks, the papillomas are smeared with it once a day.
Other recipes using plants
If there are papillomas on the neck, other skin surfaces, tea tree, lemon, licorice are applied to their surface for 2 weeks once a day. Longitudinally cut aloe leaf is sometimes glued on the neoplasms with plaster for 4 hours. Instead of aloe you can use kalanchoe, this plant stays on the surface of the wart for 8-10 hours. The manipulation is repeated for 10 consecutive days.
When warts appear, sometimes a slurry is applied to them, consisting of garlic puree, flour or cream for 3 hours. The product is washed with water, the skin is washed with soap.
To make a tincture of dandelion, the flowers of the plant are poured into a jar, flooded with alcohol and wait 14 days.
Dandelion remedy is applied to skin growths 4-6 times a day.
Castor oil can be applied to the surface of papillomas twice a day. After lubricating the warts, they are sealed with plaster. The manipulation is performed for 3-6 days.
For the treatment of papillomas in both men and women, a decoction of horsetail, nettle, balm, dandelion root, plantain is used internally. The dried plants are mixed in equal parts, take three tablespoons full spoons to collect, boil them with a liter of boiling water. The agent is taken before each meal for 10 days.
Non-vegetable folk methods
Some people smear the affected areas with a cotton swab dipped in ammonia.
Also prepare a mixture of 2, 5 grams of salicylic ester of acetic acid, the same amount of iodine, 2 grams of boric acid, 100 milliliters of alcohol. The composition is applied 2-3 times a day on the warts.
Treatment of warts and papillomas with drugs at home
Medicines can be prescribed by a doctor after the examination confirms that the person has HPV. Drug therapy helps to increase immunity, reduce viral activity in the body. The action of some pharmaceutical products is aimed at removing skin formations.
Antiviral, immunomodulatory drugs
To combat HPV, the doctor prescribes tablets, capsules, injections of drugs that inhibit the growth of microorganisms in the tissues. Used at home:
- Specific antiviral agents.
- Inducers(stimulants) of interferon synthesis.
- Products containing interferon.
- Non-specific immunomodulators.
If human papillomavirus is detected in women and there are warts, vaginal suppositories are used.
Topical preparations with which the papilloma can be removed
Treatment with these drugs at home is carried out only after examination by a doctor, excluding him from a malignant process in the area of warts.
Preparations should not get on healthy areas of skin, mucous membranes, otherwise burns and scars may occur.
Cauterizing drugs, when applied to papillomas of the neck and other parts of the body, causenecrosis(death) of cells due to the presence of active chemical components in the composition. They are used to lubricate warts with a special applicator, a wooden thin stick, the frequency of manipulations depends on the size of the growth.
An antiseptic containing silver nitrate, when applied topically, has a necrotizing effect on tissues. Used on various parts of the body, except the face, mucous membranes. It should be borne in mind that it does not eliminate, for example, the cause of papillomas under the arms, and its treatment is aimed at eliminating the external manifestations of pathology.
In the presence of flat, ordinary warts, including on the toes and feet, a product containing propane, dimethyl ether, enclosed in a metal bottle is used.When the liquefied gases leave the container, they create a temperature of -57 ° C; when applied topically to the skin, the tissues are frozen.
The product package contains 12 disposable plastic applicators with holders. The latter allow you to reliably limit the affected areas of healthy tissue. Burning and tingling sensations are normal during the procedure. After 10-14 days, the frozen tissue falls off. If one procedure is not enough, the manipulation is repeated.
The drug should not be used if the tumors are located in areas with thin skin (genitals, eyelids, chest area). Neck papillomas should also not be removed by this method.
Treatment of papillomas with hardware methods
The doctor may recommend treatment for warts, genital warts in specialized clinics. The latter use the following methods:
- cryodestruction;
- chemical coagulation;
- electrocoagulation;
- radiowave therapy;
- laser therapy;
- plasma coagulation.
Cryodestruction- freezing of tissues with liquid nitrogen. The latter is applied on a special applicator, which is applied to the papilloma. After some time the neoplasm darkens, 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 cause necrosis of the treated tissues. The solution is used to remove ordinary, plantar warts, genital warts.
Electrocoagulation-exposure of tissues to high frequency current, which leads to irreversible coagulation of proteins in them. This is a traditional technique for removing tumors on the body, the risk of infection, bleeding is extremely low.
A special device is used for radio wave therapy. The impact on the unaffected areas is minimal, the likelihood of bleeding is minimal. In women, treatment in this way is carried out if there are warts.
With the help of the device, the electric current is converted into radio waves, which dissect the soft tissues in different parts of the body.
During laser therapy, the neoplasm evaporates under the influence of the laser beam. The method is used in the treatment of papillomas on any part of the body, including the presence of genital warts. Bleeding after the procedure does not occur, laser beams destroy microorganisms in the area of their application, the treated area is not infected.
Scars after laser therapy are extremely rare.
If a woman has intraductal papilloma of the breast, which is a precancerous condition, surgery is performed. Sectoral resection is performed - removal of part of the breast with altered canals.
In the treatment of papillomas at home, folk methods are used, medicines are used. In specialized clinics, neoplasms are removed using hardware methods. Before treating warts it is necessary to consult a doctor, to undergo the examination recommended by him.