From ancient times the ugly formations in the body have plagued mankind. A wart on the foot is a skin disease caused by a virus. People with skin defects avoided it for fear of infection and, having noticed a tumor on the sole or other part of the body, tried to remove it as soon as possible. What people do not apply to their plantar warts, even if they disappear forever. So far, dermatologists are looking for the most effective and painless method of treating the disease.
What are warts?
The human papillomavirus causes a benign or oncological mutation in DNA in skin cells. The body is covered with papules, warts, papules. More than a hundred types of HPV have been studied. A wart is a growth on the skin that signals the presence of the first or third type of papilloma virus in the body. Tumors are not potentially carcinogenic, but highly contagious due to the viability of the pathogen in the external environment.
What does a wart on the foot look like?
The plantar neoplasm has a round shape with clean edges a few millimeters or centimeters in size. In the center there are black dots of blocked capillaries. On the foot, they look like old dry calluses that have developed on the skin. The pain from the plantar growth does not manifest under direct pressure, but during compression. Characteristic is the absence of papillary lines on the leg.
Causes of plantar warts
HPV infections are more common with unprotected sex. The virus penetrates through microcracks in the mucous membranes of the genitals. Someone's HPV is "in transit", while others are less fortunate - the virus remains in the body without being notified for a long time. Dermatologists do not rule out that the appearance of papules on the surface of the feet is promoted by immune disorders and infectious diseases.
Walking barefoot in public places: baths, swimming pools, bodybuilding salons, shared bathrooms, on the beach, trying on barefoot shoes are the most common causes of plantar warts. The virus is viable outside of its host and "waits for the victim" on towels, tiles, towels, furniture, visitors' slippers, etc. The infection is attracted by dense, stretched areas of skin on the soles of the feet and palms, where the papilloma virus enters through minor injuries.
Warts on children's feet
Children are anxious, they are often injured. Parents may not be aware of the presence of HPV in the child's body, which is obtained through cuts and abrasions. With the weakening of immunity, the virus becomes active, the papilloma appears in the leg. Painful methods of treating warts on the feet in children are often contraindicated, insufficiently tolerated. Often, the child's body deals with this disease of the skin of the feet on its own.
Types of warts on the legs
Warts are a collection of skin lesions caused by papillomas. Depending on the external manifestation, the impact on human health, the following types of warts are classified:
- vulgar (ordinary) - round keratinized blisters.
- level - a rash in the form of spots that rise above the skin.
- filamentous (long cords) - elongated with "torn" ends, formed in the folds of the body.
- Genital warts - reminiscent of a rooster's comb.
- senile (keratomas) - occur in the elderly, not related to HPV.
Wart formations are located throughout the body, in the internal organs, in the oral cavity. Warts on the feet, called plantar warts, are a common type. One of the types includes well-formed, which is a depression that presses on the skin, characterized by rapid growth. The appearance of sublingual growths slightly raises the nail plate.
Treatment of plantar warts
It is dangerous to neglect the treatment of plantar warts. Tumors in the legs are constantly injured. They are removed to stop the appearance of new growths and the entry of infections. There is no complete cure for HPV. Treatment is limited to turning the disease into a "sleeping state". Available medication, surgery, immunomodulatory removal of plantar warts, using alternative medicine.
The disadvantage of treating plantar fasciitis lies in its location: the large stratum corneum of the skin makes it difficult to supply active substances to the depth of the formation in the foot. In preparation for treatment, the upper layer of the accumulation is soaked and exfoliated. Traditionally, the treatment of warts on the feet begins with the use of salicylic acid. The ant on the foot is done daily, for three months, steamed in a bath, disinfected, then the softened top layer is cleaned with pumice, salicylic acid is applied and a patch is applied.
Pharmacy chains advise how to get rid of a wart on the foot with the help of drugs containing selandin, phenol, trichloroacetic acid. The drugs cause tissue necrosis, relieving the patient of the deficiency, but leaving a trace of healing of a deep wart wound. Each disease is individual to varying degrees, so before choosing a method for removing a wart on the sole of the foot, you should consult your doctor.
Salve
According to the method of action, there are necrotic, antiviral, herbal ointments. In the first case, the acid or alkali at the base of the ointment cauterizes the painful growth and leaves a scar. At home, for the treatment of feet, you can use liquid solutions: with acetic, nitric, oxalic, lactic acids in the composition. To prevent burns, the surface of the tumor is severely treated.
Antiviral ointment for warts on the foot is applied to the growth itself and the area around it to reduce the development of the infection. They are used with special ointments. Herbal ingredients only affect the formation of the skin. Known for their effectiveness in the treatment of foot balm with applicator, colchamine ointment.
Modern methods of removal
The advent of modern wart removal methods has replaced the traumatic scalpel. Similar to the surgeon's knife, the electrocoagulant burns the tumor in the leg with electricity. After the laser or radio wave removal procedure, a dent remains in the foot. Healing takes several weeks. Exposure to liquid nitrogen is considered a very painful treatment and requires several treatments. In 2014, British dermatologists published a material on the latest treatment with antigen injection. It will help patients who are resistant to existing treatments.
Folk remedies
The procedures with folk remedies for warts on the legs are performed before bedtime, with pre-steamed legs and for a long time. When handling, protect your hands with latex gloves from further contamination, disinfect all used appliances and items to prevent contamination of your loved ones. List of considered effective folk remedies to get rid of warts on the feet:
- Garlic is known for its antibiotic properties. In a tumor on the sole, the upper hardened layer is cut, a thin clove of garlic is applied.
- You can make "beard dough". Knead from chopped garlic, vinegar, wheat flour, spread on the surface of the tumor and seal with plaster. After a few days, the dough is removed along with the accumulation.
- Apply an onion soaked in vinegar on the foot or you can rub the plant with vinegar and then attach a chive.
- You can fill the formation with the juice of medicinal plants: celandine, calendula, calendula, milkweed, dandelion, golden mustache or attach an apple slice, mountain ash, figs, potatoes, horseradish, cabbage. The procedure is performed daily, lasting from several weeks to months, until the accumulation disappears.
- You can apply wood ash diluted in water in a creamy state.
- The growth is sprinkled with powdered chalk and wrapped in a bandage. The compress can not rain.
- Salicylic birch and willow bark have been shown to be effective in treatment. The bark is applied to the foot, softening it in advance with boiling water.
- Warm foot baths with sea salt, soda, laundry soap, tea tree oil or fir broth help to cure foot diseases. Treatments can be mixed or alternating.
- Absinthe broth applications are used. 3 tablespoons dried wormwood herb brewed in a glass of boiling water, insist for at least 2 hours.