In this article, you will learn about treating 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 the growths are located in the genital area. From this article you will learn:
- causes of papillomas;
- which is the human papilloma virus;
- how to treat the disease in men and women;
- how papillomas are treated at home.
Reasons to look
The cause of warts is human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. It happens during sexual intercourse, the passage of a child through the genital tract of an infected mother during childbirth.
Possible route of infection in the household. The virus is resistant to adverse environmental factors, it can remain on washcloths, towels, clothes of infected people. When another person uses such objects, the microorganism easily penetrates even through minor skin damage.
Sometimes self-infection occurs when virus particles are transmitted from one part of the body to another (for example, during shaving, epilation).
Papilloma virus has more than 100 species (species), a person can be infected with several of them at once.
Localization, appearance of warts, the probability 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 defenses; 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 papillomas by alternative methods can be carried out only after consulting a doctor, excluding them from the malignant nature of the growths. These measures do not lead to the disappearance of the virus from the body, they are aimed only at eliminating the external manifestations of the infection.
Papillomas on the neck and other parts of the body cannot be torn off, cut off, rewound. Wart injury, their cauterization with any formulations without medical supervision can lead to the development of an oncological process. You cannot apply such products on the eyelids, mucous membranes to avoid burns.
Treatment of papilloma with celandine
Fresh leaves, squeezed juice from them, infusion of herbs bought at the pharmacy are used at home. Before starting the treatment of papilloma, it is necessary to steam the area where it is located, lubricate the skin around the neoplasm with a greasy cream, oil.
The nipple is smeared with vegetable juice, the procedure is repeated every 2 days a week, after that time the growth should disappear.An infusion of celandine with olive oil is used. For its preparation, the plant is collected during the flowering period, cut into small pieces and poured with oil in equal proportions. The drug is insisted for a month, lubricated with growths on the skin 4-5 times a day, until the warts are rejected.
The dried plant of celandine is mixed with thuja shoots, potato sprouts, alcohol in equal proportions. The composition is insisted for 2 weeks, papillomas are smeared with it once a day.
Other recipes that use herbs
If there are papillomas on the neck, other areas of the skin, tea tree oil, lemon and licorice are applied to their surface for 2 weeks once a day. A longitudinally cut aloe leaf is sometimes taped to neoplasms for 4 hours. Instead of aloe, you can use kalanchoe, this plant is kept on the surface of the nipple for 8-10 hours. The manipulation is repeated for 10 consecutive days.
When warts appear, a paste composition consisting of mashed garlic, flour or cream is sometimes applied to them for 3 hours. The product is washed with water and the skin with soap.
To make a dandelion tincture, the flowers of the plant are poured into a jar, poured with alcohol and waited for 14 days.
Dandelion medicine is applied to skin growths 4-6 times a day.
Castor oil can be applied to the surface of the papilloma twice a day. After lubricating the nipples, they are closed with plaster. Manipulation is performed for 3-6 days.
For the treatment of papillomas in both men and women, a decoction of horsetail, nettle, lemon balm, dandelion root, plantain leaves is used. The dried plants are mixed in equal parts, three tablespoons of the full collection are taken and watered with a liter of boiling water. The drug is taken before each meal for 10 days.
Non-vegetative folk methods
Some people smear the affected areas with a cotton swab dipped in ammonia.
The mixture is also prepared from 2. 5 grams of salicylic ester of acetic acid, the same amount of iodine, 2 grams of boric acid and 100 milliliters of alcohol. The composition is applied 2-3 times a day on the nipples.
Treatment of warts and papillomas with home remedies
Medications can be prescribed by a doctor after an 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 fight HPV, the doctor prescribes tablets, capsules, injections of drugs that suppress the multiplication of microorganisms in the tissues. Used at home:
- Specific antivirus agents.
- Inducers(stimulants) of interferon synthesis.
- Products that contain interferon.
- Non-specific immunomodulators.
If human papillomavirus is detected in women and there are condyloma, vaginal suppositories are used.
Topical preparations that can remove papilloma
Treatment with these means at home is carried out only after examination by a doctor, excluding him from the malignant process in the nipple area.
Preparations should not fall on healthy areas of skin, mucous membranes, otherwise burns and scars can 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 the nipples with a special applicator, a wooden thin stick, the frequency of manipulations depends on the size of the growth.
An antiseptic preparation containing silver nitrate, when applied topically, has a necrotizing effect on tissues. It is used on various parts of the body except the face, mucous membranes. It should be borne in mind that it does not remove, for example, the cause of armpit papilloma, and its treatment is aimed at eliminating the external manifestations of the pathology.
In the presence of flat, common warts, including toes, feet, a product containing propane, dimethyl ether, enclosed in a metal bottle is used.
When liquid gases leave the vessel, they create a temperature of -57 ° C; when applied topically to the skin, the tissues freeze.
The product package contains 12 disposable plastic applicators with holders. The latter allow you to reliably limit the affected areas from healthy tissues. During the procedure, the burning sensation and tingling are normal. 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). Papillomas on the neck should also not be removed on their own by this method.
Treatment of papillomas by hardware methods
Your doctor may recommend treatment for warts, genital warts in specialized clinics. The latter use the following methods:
- cryodestruction;
- chemical coagulation;
- electrocoagulation;
- radio wave therapy;
- laser therapy;
- plasma coagulation.
Cryodestruction- freezing of tissue with liquid nitrogen. The latter is applied to a special applicator that is applied to the papilloma. After a while, the neoplasm darkens, disappears. When this method is used, it is extremely difficult to control the depth of exposure to the nipple, another procedure may be needed. 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 common, plantar warts, genital warts.
Electrocoagulation-exposure of tissues to high frequency currents, resulting in irreversible coagulation of proteins in them. This is a traditional technique of removing tumors on the body, the risk of infection and bleeding is extremely low.
A special device is used for radio wave therapy. The impact on the intact 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 that dissect the soft tissues in different parts of the body.
During laser therapy, the tumor evaporates under the influence of the laser beam. The method is used in the treatment of papillomas on any part of the body, including 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 breast papilloma, which is a precancerous condition, surgical treatment is performed. Sectoral resection is performed - removal of a 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 by hardware methods. Before treating warts it is necessary to consult a doctor, to submit to the recommendations he recommends.