Papillomas or warts are the most common disease. Skin growths are noted in 80% of the population. This defect is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Neoplasms can occur in any part of the body: neck, arms, face, external genitalia and internal visceral organs. However, at first glance, these benign neoplasms can degenerate into malignant formations and cause melanoma - skin cancer.
Papillomas arise from superficial skin epithelium (warts) and mucous membranes of internal organs (condyloma). They can have different shapes, for example, round or club-shaped, mostly on the skin and have a typical color. Each wart has the same structure: a base made of connective tissue (collagen and elastin, loose fibrous tissue, which gives elasticity to the stromal skeleton) and blood capillaries located in the center of the wart.
Why small papillomas appear on the body
The only cause of any growth in the body is HPV damage due to weakened immunity. There are about 120 known types of viruses. Infection most often occurs after an inflammatory process. The viral activity of HPV depends on the state of immunity and the individual response of the human body.
Minor damage to skin areas, various microtraumas, violation of the epidermal barrier allow the virus to penetrate the upper layers of the skin. The virus does not circulate in the bloodstream, but is located directly in the dermis. Therefore, the incubation period is not less than 3 and not more than 5 months. Continues with latent symptoms. There will be noticeable clinical changes only after 5 months. Double-stranded DNA, which is part of it, ensures the relapse of such a disease after an immune response or clinical treatment, because a single DNA is stored in the cells of the epidermis.
There are four main causes of viral infection:
- Contact and household reasons - physical contact with the carrier of the virus (handshake), as well as the use of personal hygiene items of the patient.
- Buried action of the general and local immune system due to an existing inflammatory process or constant stress.
- From mother to child (anogenital warts). It is transmitted at birth and has a high risk of development and has a wide range of spread.
- Sex with a patient with HPV in 50% of cases.
Infection is the number one cause of home-to-home transmission. The hands are the most exposed and unprotected part of the body. Therefore, small papillomas often appear on the hands.
Papillomas are classified according to several morphological classifications.
By size, there are: small and large papillomas.
Warts are as follows:
- Ordinary- localized in the free girdle of the upper extremities: palmar surface of the hand, phalanges of the fingers, elbow, dorsum of the hand. They are spherical.
- Simple- located all over the body, mostly on the neck and arms. They look like a gray bubble rising over the skin.
- Sharp- looks like a rooster. Appearance is small and white, club-shaped.
- Seborrheic keratosesare age-related warts. Keratin is not pathogenic due to its different origin.
- thornsare the roughest and hardest. Often large and high on the skin.
By location: plantar (hands and feet), straight (papillomas on the body), ordinary (hands), butcher's sneezes (on the plantar surface of the foot).
Etiology of warts: congenital and acquired.
Small papillomas can often be seen among patients. This is the type that is able to form groups.
What is the danger of small papillomas
The danger of small papillomas is that they are difficult to feel in the body and may appear unexpectedly. This increases the risk of HPV infection.
If you have small warts after contact with the skin, be sure to consult a dermatologist. A highly qualified physician will be able to differentiate the type and duration of papilloma that will be the basis for prescribing treatment.
Don't tear, don't try to get rid of small papillomas yourself, and even more so with folk remedies. You can do yourself a disservice! Because benign neoplasms are at risk for oncological degeneration, the resulting growths should be removed in the clinic.
Some human papillomaviruses are highly oncogenic. And they can cause not only skin cancer (melanoma), but also cervical cancer (in women) and anal ring (in men), polyps of internal organs.
Papillomas in the body where there is increased friction or where the damage needs to be removed immediately! To prevent pathologies.
How to remove small papillomas using different methods
Since this defect is more common in women than in men, the removal of warts occurs at the initiative of patients. For no reason. How to get rid of papillomas in the body?
Type of treatment:
- Use of drugs that affect the immune system. Immunomodulators and immunocorrectors, immunostimulants and other drugs that are immunotropic, increase the immune response and normalize a disturbed specific connection of the immune system.
- Use of rectal suppositories with vitamins for intramuscular injection and antiviral effect.
- Drugs to boost the immune response stimulate the production of their own interferons.
- Use of herbal medicines for general strengthening of the body.
Type of surgical treatment:
- Surgical excisionis the first method of removing papillomas. Common among other species. Removal of warts is performed with all major tissues. The efficiency of this method is 65% and the total recurrence is about 30%. Side effects of surgical excision scar. This technique is used to remove localized papillomas in the lower extremities.
- Chemical coagulation- burning of warts with chemicals. 95% silver nitrate, 17% salicylic acid and cantaridine were used. It is the strongest cantaridine. By penetrating the lower layers of the skin and destroying warts. A long and expensive method. The efficiency of this technique is about 80%.
Methods of removing very small papillomas
How to remove a "very small" papilloma? In modern clinics, there are many techniques for cleaning small warts without cosmetic defects.
If you want to get rid of boring growths all over the body quickly and effectively, here are some of the best ways to get rid of very small growths:
- Cryotherapy.Freezing with liquid nitrogen. The fastest and most cost-effective technique will not take more than 15 minutes. Recommended for removal of papillomas located on the face and neck.
- Laser destruction method.There are several types of lasers. The most popular is the carbon dioxide laser. The last healing comes 7 days after the operation. Recommended for hard-to-reach warts
- Photodynamic therapy for warts.This is done using the wavelength of a long light. The most effective method (95%), the accumulation is easily removed and no trace is left.
Prevention of small growths
Prevention is always easier than cure! Let this slogan be your lifelong credit. It is important to lead a healthy lifestyle to prevent the appearance of papillomas. Give up bad habits (smoking) for your health! Strengthen your immune system and start treatment on time if necessary. Get rid of stress and relax more. Try to eat right, get enough sleep, and spend time outdoors. Monitor your health, visit the clinic every year and get regular checkups. If you suspect HPV or papilloma, contact your doctor immediately. Follow the rules of prevention and you will not be interested in any disease.