Agree, the presence of warts on the skin of a child is at least unpleasant. In addition, warts can spread and be a source of contagion to others. Therefore, parents should think about how to remove warts from children.
What causes warts in children?
Warts in children appear due to the penetration of the virus human papillomavirus - HPV. According to statistics, approximately 10% of children have experienced warts at least once in their lives. In this case, adolescents are most at risk from the age of 9 to 16 years.
Since warts are transmitted by viruses, infection is infiltrated through minor skin lesions, scratches, minor abrasions. Especially if the person with whom the child was in contact, the surface of the wart was damaged.
Depending on the location, as well as the appearance of the warts are divided into several groups. The most common group is verruca vulgaris, affecting the hands and mucous membranes.
Plantar or plantar warts in children, verruca plantaris, are observed on the metatarsal area of the legs and heels. Typically, warts on the hands and soles appear due to the fact that children like to run barefoot, injuring the most exposed parts of the feet, or because of non-hygiene: playing with dirty objects, contact with infected children, and so on.
On the limbs, neck and face in children, warts are flat, verruca plana. They practically do not protrude above the surface of the skin and are often pigmented. Therefore, mistakes are made for freckles. Damage to a flat wart can lead to their spread and, as a result, several hundred may appear on their skin.
How to get rid of warts in a child?
I must say that there is no specific treatment for this problem. Of the most effective ways how to remove a wart in a child, there are two: destructive therapy and a variety of immunomodulators.
In destructive therapy, drugs such as Podophylotoxin, Podophylline, Bleomycin and Formaldehyde are used. Often used surgical removal, cryotherapy, laser or adhesive tape. All these procedures can cause pain and are performed under local anesthesia.
Removal of warts in a child immunomodulators such as a vaccine, interferon or cidofovir has not been studied enough.
Wart removal with celandine
Until now, folk recipes for the treatment of warts remain relevant. Especially the removal of warts celandine. There are several ways:
- Wart on the face, moisten with water. The surface of the wart should be slightly scraped with a sterile instrument and rubbed with fresh celandine juice four times a day. Soon, the wart will turn black, and then it will disappear. The course of treatment is approximately 2 to 3 weeks.
- Instead of fresh juice, you can use a rich broth of dried grass mixed with vaseline or glycerin. The mixture should be thick enough, resembling a consistency ointment.
- Boil a half liters of water a tablespoon of dry celandine for 10 minutes. Decoction to insist for at least 6 hours. Before going to bed do your baby compresses on the affected skin. The positive effect of the treatment will be noticeable in a week.
- Sometimes the juice of celandine in the form of drops taken inside. However, do not forget that this plant is poisonous, and the dose for oral intake is calculated individually. It is better not to risk the health of the child.