Benign skin growths occur when infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV). When choosing a remedy for warts and papillomas in a pharmacy, it is necessary to take into account the effect on the infection and the top layer of the skin. OTC drugs are milder and should be used for a long time to completely cleanse the skin.
Self-removal of warts with alkaline solutions
It is recommended to soften a dense neoplasm with a compress or a bath with warm water before applying medication. You can make a lotion with a hot solution of baking soda. Then the solution or ointment penetrates more easily into the cells infected with a viral infection. More aggressive substances destroy warts faster, but cause burns and irritation more often.
You should first consult a dermatologist so that the doctor can recommend a mild or aggressive remedy for warts on the hands in the pharmacy, for example. The specialist explains the advantages and disadvantages of one or the other drug. It is also important to pay attention to the frequency of use, the need to take a break between treatments with an aggressive solution. Healthy skin around the growth should be lubricated with baby ointment or sealed with a band-aid.
The resolution of growths of viral origin can take from several days to several weeks.
A special wart remedy in the pharmacy contains alkali. The corrosive substance kills the skin cells containing the virus. When applying liquid to the top and leg of the skin tumor, redness first begins, then the growth turns black and falls off. A small wart can disappear after a single application of an alkaline solution, a large one needs to be moistened with liquid from 2 to 5 times. After each treatment, breaks of 3-5 days should be taken.
Acids for the gradual dissolution of warts and papillomas
Liquid and ointment for external use are used at home more often than tablets. Preparations, as a rule, contain antiseptic, antiviral and other active substances. They should soften the upper horn masses and penetrate to the infected skin cells. Salicylic, lactic, acetic and other acids cope well with this task. They have a keratolytic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory effect and dissolve tissue affected by HPV.
The therapeutic patch must be fixed on the pathological skin area, after which it can be removed after 3 days. Before applying this or any product containing salicylic acid, the wart must be steamed so that the top layer softens. Then it is advisable to rub off the horny layer with a nail file or cut it off with nail scissors.
A solution or ointment containing salicylic acid is applied daily and fixed with a medicated plaster or bandage. Getting rid of the wart can take several weeks or more. But it's a painless and safe treatment with rare side effects. If irritation, redness, pain, or burning occurs, you should stop using the drug.
A solution for external use is more aggressive. The liquid contains concentrated acids: nitric, acetic, oxalic, lactic and copper nitrate. The volume of the solution in the ampoule is 0. 2 ml, the price of the pack is 670 rubles.
It is not recommended to use the solution alone, an aggressive liquid causes severe burns and tissue necrosis. To get qualified help, you should contact the dermatological office, where the medical staff will accurately and accurately process warts and papillomas with a special applicator or glass pipette.
Natural and related remedies for warts in a pharmacy
Naturopathic balm contains lactic acid, copper salts and plant extracts. In terms of consistency, it is a cream-gel containing gums, Siberian cedar resin, birch and pine bud extracts, mummy and stone oil. The tool has a disinfecting, anti-inflammatory and healing effect. The frequency of treatment of the affected areas of the skin is 2 to 5 times a day.
Cream paste contains 40% urea (urea). This substance, like alkalis and acids, is a keratolytic agent. The cream softens the wart, making it easier to remove the callused part. It also contains glycyrrhizic acid, which reduces the activity of HPV.
The cream is applied to the wart in a thick layer and covered with a bandage folded 2-4 times. Fix this compress with a plaster on the skin. They are removed in a day, the softened wart is removed and washed with water. After several applications, the skin in the place of growth is cleaned and leveled.
Freezing a wart with an aerosol
Freezing preparations contain dimethyl ether, which lowers the skin temperature to minus values. A tool for home cryotherapy immediately freezes the wart (do not use on mucous membranes). Cold first causes the skin to turn white, there is a burning sensation, then reddening. Tissues exposed to the refrigerant die. The wart after cooling with an aerosol gradually disappears in 7-14 days.
If inflammation begins, a therapeutic ointment may be applied to speed healing and prevent infection of the wound under the blister.
You can read a huge number of reviews about the independent use of cryotherapy on the forums. It is noted that the method is suitable for use at home, it helps with warts and does not leave a trace. About every second review lists shortcomings such as the high price of a spray can, relapses.
HPV treatment with interferon alfa
The papillomavirus affects areas of the body that are more exposed to the sun, sweat, and water. The infection penetrates through the smallest cracks and other micro-damages. Maintaining personal hygiene only partially solves the problem of strengthening the body's defenses against HPV.
It is necessary to strengthen the body's immune system, which is able to withstand any kind of infection.
Treatment of multiple warts that appear against the background of weakened protection against infection can be done by drugs containing interferons. A modern drug is produced in the form of suppositories, ointments and gels. They contain interferon alpha, which suppresses the multiplication of viruses in cells, which has an immunomodulatory effect. It also contains the antioxidant vitamin E.
A drug is used for warts, herpetic lesions of the skin and mucous membranes. A review found that the ointment treatment lasted 4 weeks. In the first half of this period, the ointment was applied to the plantar warts in the evening, sometimes the procedure was repeated in the morning. If you are patient and do not give in, after a month the warts will fall off along with the root, new skin will grow in their place.
immunomodulator
The active ingredient in the wart remedy triggers the body's own production of interferon alpha, which offers effective protection against HPV. The tool is used to treat genital warts and other types of warts, senile keratomas and molluscum contagiosum.
Cream for external use is applied every other day before bedtime, leaving the substance on the affected area of \u200b\u200bthe skin for 6-10 hours. The duration of the therapeutic course is 3-4 months. Buyers in the reviews indicate such a lack of funds as a high price.