Benign skin growths appear when infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV). When choosing a remedy for warts and papillomas in the pharmacy, it is necessary to take into account the effect on the infection and the upper layer of the skin. Over-the-counter medications are gentler and should be used for a long time to thoroughly cleanse the skin.
Self-removal of warts with alkaline solutions
It is recommended to soften a dense neoplasm before applying drugs with a compress or bath with warm water. You can make a lotion with a warm solution of baking soda. Then the solution or ointment will more easily penetrate the cells infected with a viral infection. More aggressive substances destroy warts faster, but more often cause burns and irritation.
You should first consult a dermatologist so that the doctor recommends, for example, a mild or aggressive remedy for warts on the hands in a pharmacy. The specialist will explain what are the advantages and disadvantages of one or another drug. It is also important to pay attention to the frequency of application, to the need to pause between treatments with an aggressive solution. Healthy skin around the growth should be lubricated with baby ointment or sealed with a plaster.
The dissolution of viral growths can last from a few days to several weeks.
A special remedy for warts in the pharmacy contains alkali. The caustic substance kills the skin cells that contain the virus. When applying the liquid to the top and leg of the skin tumor, redness begins first, then the growth turns black and falls off. A small wart can disappear after applying an alkaline solution, a large one must be moistened with liquid 2 to 5 times. After each treatment, breaks should be taken for 3-5 days.
Acids for the gradual dissolution of warts and papillomas
Liquid and ointment for external use more often than tablets at home. Preparations usually contain antiseptic, antiviral and other active substances. They should soften the upper horny masses and penetrate infected skin cells. Salicylic, lactic, acetic and other acids cope well with this task. They have a keratolytic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory effect, dissolve the tissues affected by HPV.
The therapeutic patch should be fixed on the pathological area of the skin after 3 days it can be removed. Before using this or another product with salicylic acid, it is necessary to steam the wart so that the top layer softens. Then it is recommended to rub the stratum corneum with a nail file or cut with nail scissors.
A solution or ointment with salicylic acid is applied daily, fixed on top with a medical 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 there is irritation, redness, pain, burning, you should stop using the drug.
A solution for external use has a more aggressive effect. 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 package price is 670 rubles.
The solution is not recommended to be used alone, an aggressive liquid causes severe burns and tissue necrosis. To receive qualified assistance, it is necessary to contact the dermatological office, where the medical staff will accurately and accurately process warts and papillomas using a special applicator or a glass pipette.
Natural and related remedies for warts at the pharmacy
The naturopathic balm contains lactic acid, copper salts and plant extracts. By consistency, it is a cream-gel, which contains gums, Siberian cedar resin, extracts of birch and pine buds, mummy and hazelnut oil. The tool has a disinfecting, anti-inflammatory and healing effect. The frequency of treatment of the affected skin areas is from 2 to 5 times a day.
The cream paste contains 40% urea (carbamide). This substance, as well as alkalis and acids, is a keratolytic agent. The cream softens the wart, so its keratinized part is easier to remove. It also contains glycyrrhizic acid, which reduces HPV activity.
The cream is applied to the wart in a thick layer, covered with a bandage folded 2-4 times on top. Fix this compress on the skin with a plaster. They are removed in a day, the softened wart is removed, washed with water. After several applications, the skin at the growth site is cleaned and leveled.
Freeze a wart with an aerosol
Preparations for freezing contain dimethyl ether, which lowers the temperature of the skin to negative values. A home cryotherapy tool instantly freezes the wart (do not use on mucous membranes). The cold first causes the skin to whiten, there is a burning sensation, then redness. Textiles exposed to the coolant die. The wart after cooling with an aerosol gradually disappears in 7-14 days.
If inflammation begins, therapeutic ointment can be applied to accelerate healing, prevent infection of the wound under the blister.
You can read on the forums a wide variety of reviews on the independent use of cryotherapy. Note that the method is convenient for use at home, helps with warts, leaves no traces. Approximately one in two reviews lists shortcomings such as the high price of an aerosol, relapses.
HPV treatment with alpha interferon
The papilloma virus affects areas of the body most exposed to the sun, sweat and water. Infection penetrates through the smallest cracks and other microdamages. Respect for personal hygiene only partially solves the problem of strengthening the body's defense against HPV.
It is necessary to strengthen the body's immune system, which is able to resist any type of infection.
Treatment of multiple warts that occur against the background of weakened protection against infections can be provided by pharmaceutical products with interferons. A modern drug is produced in the form of suppositories, ointments and gels. They contain interferon alpha, which suppresses the reproduction 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. One review found that ointment treatment took 4 weeks. The first half of this period, the ointment was applied to plantar warts in the evening, sometimes the procedure was repeated in the morning. If you have patience and do not hold back, after a month the warts fall off together with the root, new skin grows in their place.
Immunomodulator
The active ingredient in the wart medicine triggers the body's production of its own interferon alpha, which provides effective protection against HPV. The tool is used to treat the genitals and other types of warts, senile keratomas, molluscum contagiosum.
The cream for external use is applied every other day, before going to bed so that the substance acts on the affected skin area for 6-10 hours. The duration of the therapeutic course is 3-4 months. Buyers in reviews indicate such a lack of funds as a high price.