Treatment of plantar warts is associated with certain difficulties. These growths can quickly spread to healthy areas of the skin, disappear themselves and also appear again. All the ways to get rid of plantar warts require long and repeated repetitions, as well as patience and perseverance on the part of the patient. In addition, it is advisable not to engage in self-medication, since improper handling of the build-up can lead to a change in its benign nature to malignancy.
How to remove the plantar wart?
Among the methods, how to remove the plantar wart, there are medications and surgical ones.
The first group includes:
- Cantharidin.
- Imiquimod (Aldar).
- Immunotherapy.
- Ethnoscience.
The second group:
- Surgical excision.
- Cryotherapy.
- Laser removal.
- Electrodestruction.
How to treat plantar warts: details of existing methods
First, let's look at non-surgical methods in detail, how to cure a plantar wart.
Cantharidin is an organic substance that is obtained from the lymph of a certain species of beetles. The extract is thoroughly mixed with salicylic acid and the resulting mixture is applied to the skin formation. This is the safest and least painful remedy for plantar warts. The only trouble can be the appearance of a blister at the site of the papilloma, which takes place during the day.
The effectiveness of the method is high, but relapse may develop. Therefore, after removing the plantar warts in this way, you will have to use salicylic patches for a while.
Imiquimod is an immunotherapeutic preparation of topical application. It provokes the production of a cytokine protein, which adversely affects the human papilloma virus and promotes the complete removal of plantar warts. The ointment is applied directly to the papilloma, sometimes causing inflammation and damage to surrounding tissue.
Immunotherapy - treatment of plantar warts by stimulating the activity of immunity. The procedure can be carried out in two ways:
- insert into the body of the build-up drug, which promotes the activation of the immune system and the rejection of foreign bodies. Most often, interferon is used;
- introduce the antigen of the virus into the wart. This will make the immune system perceive the papilloma as a dangerous virus and send all the protection to eliminate it.
Immunotherapy is a rather painful method and takes a long time.
Treating folk remedies of plantar warts is very diverse and includes even conspiracies. The most effective are only two ways:
- Wipe the wart with celandine juice twice a day.
- Lubricate the build-up with fresh garlic juice.
How to remove plantar warts - types of operations and efficacy
Surgical excision with a scalpel is the removal (scraping) of the build-up. At the same time, neighboring skin areas are anesthetized, but after the anesthesia ceases, the pain syndrome resumes. This method is rarely used because of scarring of dissected tissues.
Laser removal of plantar warts occurs with the help of directed point pulses of the laser beam. Due to this effect, corked blood vessels are cauterized and die. After surgery, the wart, devoid of blood circulation, is rejected by itself.
Electrodevelopment is used as a substitute for surgical excision. Instead of a scalpel, a needle with an electric current is used during removal of the build-up. With its help the wart is cut off, and the blood vessels are cauterized.