How can Warts be Treated?
Warts are also referred to as skin tags, moles or Verrucas. These warts can be identified as hard, dry growths in the skin that are capable of spreading, but are usually harmless. Usually warts disappear on their own after a period and though medically warts are considered small, benign tumors of the skin, common in childhood, they drop off spontaneously.
Causes of warts
Warts usually occur after infancy and are considered harmless, usually caused by viruses in the human papillomavirus (HPV) family. Most persons in the older generation did not eve consider treatment for warts since they are not dangerous and only cause anxiety to those concerned about flawless appearance.
Symptoms and Kinds of Warts
Warts are a common skin disorder and come in different shapes and sizes; the common variety look akin to raised cauliflower-like lesions and occur most frequently on the hands, either scattered or grouped. If these warts occur in children, they usually resolve spontaneously. Other varieties of warts can be threadlike or flat. The general conclusion of the appearance of warts is that they are rough elevations in the skin and appear to favor the fingers, elbows, knees, face and scalp areas. Warts are normally painless lesion with a rough, dry surface due to the pressure exerted on the area; therefore the soles of the feet are susceptible to developing warts, though these may be hardly raised, but can be painful sometimes.
Prevention and Hygiene Tips
Warts on the feet can spread most easily and common places where skin contact is inevitable in close proximity like swimming baths and bathrooms due to the moist, warm atmosphere provide ideal surroundings for the infection to be passed on from child to child. This is the reason why certain swimming baths hold foot inspections and do not allow any child with a verrucae or foot wart, entry. Other places insist that special 'verrucae-socks' be worn if a verrucae is found on the child’s foot.
- Warts are notorious for spreading through the virus infection and can penetrate the skin via small abrasions. A child can even infect himself in different places through the simple action of sucking his finger with a wart on it and pass it onto the lips.
- Warts can spread in the family from one member to another and constitutional problems lie at the base of warts developing further.
Home and Natural Remedies for Removal of Warts
- The use of castor oil- is recommended in generous doses to be applied over the affected parts every night. If the treatment is continued for several months, it has shown remarkable improvement in the conditions of wart-infected individuals.
- Milky juice of figs- yes, this commonly referred to as ‘the cursed fruit’ is a great home remedy from nature’s bounty that helps treat warts. The juice from the figs must be extracted from fresh, barely ripe fruits and applied on warts several times a day. If the treatment is continued for two weeks, it shows definite results.
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