The appearance of warts on the hands brings serious psychological distress to any person. Not only are these formations a very unpleasant cosmetic defect, but they can also become a tangible hindrance when performing any actions with your hands.
It often happens that when any neoplasm appears on the body, a person experiences fear. Is it a wart or something worse? And this is understandable, because not all such seals on the skin can be benign. It happens that among them there are not entirely safe rashes.
But how can you tell a wart on your hand from a more serious nodule? What is the reason for its appearance? And what should be the correct treatment? All these questions begin to seriously bother the owner of new manifestations on his hands and, at times, completely occupy his thoughts.
But this is really a problem. Fortunately, most often, ugly, but rather harmless, warts appear on the hands. True, not one, but several at once, although there are also isolated ones. A person, on the other hand, does not experience any painful sensations from their presence. How to recognize warts and what are they?
Warts are dense tumor-like nodules that sometimes reach one centimeter in diameter and protrude above the surface of the skin. Their color almost coincides with the color of the skin, they are characterized by the absence of a skin pattern. In old warts, the surface is covered with horny layers, while new ones have a flat surface.
What are the reasons for the formation of these unsightly nodules on the skin of the hands? The main cause of their occurrence is HPV - the human papillomavirus . Today, science has studied about 120 types of HPV , and each of them is capable of provoking a particular disease. In this case, the infection affects the epithelium of the mucous membranes and skin. Almost every adult is a carrier of various viruses. By the way, the appearance of warts on the hands is facilitated by the virus of types 2 and 4.
Warts behave in an unusual and different way for everyone. They may not react at all to all treatments, even the most effective ones, or they may suddenly resolve on their own. It was noticed that their independent resolution in 20 percent of cases occurs within two months. In 30 percent of cases, this happens within three months and in 50 percent - within two years.
Are more prone to spontaneous disappearance of warts in healthy children. Less commonly, they disappear on their own in children with weakened immune systems . If untreated, these formations can increase in size and quantity, or remain unchanged, or, with luck, disappear on their own. With proper treatment, warts may disappear at the very beginning of the fight or resolve gradually.
What does the treatment for hand warts look like ? Here it should be understood that none of the ways to combat warts can eliminate HPV from the body. This removes the manifestation of the infection, but the virus itself remains. To avoid relapse, immunity should be strengthened. And the main methods of medical assistance in the fight against this ailment are given below.
Laser application. In this case, a positive effect is achieved from cell coagulation or evaporation.
Application of liquid nitrogen. In this case, the death of tissue formation from freezing occurs.
Electrocoagulation method. The wart is cut off layer by layer with an electric current.
Surgical excision. Operation under local anesthesia with intradermal sutures.