Warts are quite common infections that take place on the human skin, particularly in the hands and legs as well as in the genital area. These are seen as small lumps on the skin, which might appear singularly as well as in clusters. Depending on the kind and the position of the warts, they might hurt and cause pain. Warts under the feet are usually quite painful particularly while walking. Some of the most common kinds of warts are as follows:
- Plantar warts – mainly found on the bottom of feet
- Common warts – mainly take place on the hands
- Genital warts – appears on genitals and on the area between the thighs
- Flat warts – appears on forehead and face
- Subungual and periungual warts – appear around or under fingernails and toenails
Causes of warts
Warts are nothing but a kind of infection, which is caused by the human papillomavirus family (HPV family). It is quite scary to know that there are almost 100 kinds of HPV. Warts are more seen on the skin of adolescents and young people. However, plantar warts are commonly seen in elderly people too. It has been seen that many people are naturally resistant to the virus, while some are highly susceptible to the same and keep getting wart attacks. Warts are contagious and can be passed from one individual to another on touching. This stands highly applicable in the case of genital warts.
Wart Treatment
It has been seen that warts usually disappear on their own but takes quite long time – might be few years even. Again, there are warts, which just refuse to go away on their own and need treatments.
Mentioned below are some popular treatments which are adopted for warts:
- Application of cantharidin – Applying cantharadin on the warts is quite effective in wart treatment. There is no initial pain when the chemical is applied, but there might be slight blistering and pain the warts in 3-8 hours. A bandage is wrapped on the wart and removed after some time. On next visit the doctor removes the dead skin cellsof the wart. In many people one treatment is enough for wart removal; while some might need another treatment.
- Application of salicylic acid–Applying salicylic acid everyday on warts for few weeks might prove to be effective in removing warts. Try applying the acid with an applicator on damp skin. The next day of acid application, use a pumice stone or emery board for filing away dead skin cells from the warts.
Thanks to these remedies, wart treatment doesn’t have to be worrisome or expensive. Try them today!
