Benign skin growths appear when infected with 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 layers of the skin. OTC medications are milder and should be used for a long time to cleanse the skin completely.
Self -removal of warts with an alkaline solution
It is recommended to soften the dense neoplasm before applying the drug with compresses or bathing with warm water. You can make a lotion with a hot solution of baking soda. Then the solution or ointment will more easily penetrate the cells infected with the viral infection. More aggressive materials destroy warts more quickly, but more often cause burns and irritation.
You should first consult a dermatologist so that the doctor recommends, for example, a mild or aggressive medication for warts on the hands at the pharmacy. The specialist will explain what are the advantages and disadvantages of one or the other drug. It is also important to pay attention to the frequency of application, the need to rest between treatments with aggressive solutions. Healthy skin around the growth should be lubricated with baby ointment or covered with a plaster.
Dissolution of the original growth of the virus can last from a few days to a few weeks.
Special medicines for warts in pharmacies contain alkali. Caustic substances kill skin cells that contain the virus. When applying fluid on the upper and lower legs of the skin tumor, redness first begins, then the growth turns black and falls off. Small warts may disappear after one application of an alkaline solution, large ones should be moistened with liquid from 2 to 5 times. After each treatment, rest should be taken for 3-5 days.
Acid for the gradual dissolution of warts and papillomas
Liquids and ointments for external use more often than tablets are used at home. Preparations usually contain antiseptics, antivirals and other active ingredients. They should soften the upper horny mass and penetrate into the infected skin cells. Salicylic, lactic, acetic and other acids cope with this task well. They have keratolytic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory effect, dissolving tissues affected by HPV.
Therapeutic patches must be prescribed on pathological areas of the skin after 3 days can be removed. Before using this or other products with salicylic acid, it is necessary to steam the warts 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, applied on top with a medical plaster or bandage. Getting rid of warts can take weeks or longer. But it is a painless and safe treatment, with rare side effects. If there is irritation, redness, pain, burning, then you should stop using the drug.
Solutions for external use have a more aggressive effect. The liquid contains concentrated acids: nitric, acetic, oxalic, lactic, as well as copper nitrate. The volume of the solution in the ampoule is 0. 2 ml, the package price is from 670 rubles.
The solution is not recommended for self -use, aggressive liquids cause severe burns and tissue necrosis. To receive qualified help, you should contact the dermatology office, where medical staff will process warts and papillomas accurately and precisely using a special applicator or glass pipette.
Natural and related remedies for warts in pharmacies
Naturopathic balms contain lactic acid, copper salts and plant extracts. By consistency, it is a cream-gel, which contains gum, Siberian cedar resin, birch extract and pine buds, mummy and stone oil. This tool has disinfectant, anti-inflammatory and healing effects. The frequency of treatment of the affected skin area is from 2 to 5 times a day.
Cream paste contains 40% urea (carbamide). These substances, as well as alkalis and acids, are keratolytic agents. The cream softens the warts, so the keratinized parts are easier to remove. It also contains glycyrrhizic acid, which reduces HPV activity.
The cream is applied to the warts 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 warts are removed, washed with water. After several applications, the skin at the growth site is cleaned and flattened.
Freeze warts with an aerosol
The coagulation preparation contains dimethyl ether, which lowers the skin temperature to a minus value. Tools for cryotherapy at home immediately freeze warts (do not use on mucous membranes). The cold first causes whitening of the skin, there is a burning sensation, then redness. Tissues exposed to the refrigerant die. Warts after cooling with aerosols disappear gradually in 7-14 days.
If inflammation begins, then a therapeutic ointment can be used to speed healing, preventing infection of the wound under the blister.
You can read on the forums various types of reviews about the free use of cryotherapy. It is worth noting that this method is easy to use at home, helps with warts, they do not leave traces. About every second review lists disadvantages such as the high price of aerosols, recurring.
HPV treatment with interferon alfa
The papilloma virus affects areas of the body that are more exposed to the sun, sweat, and water. Infection penetrates through the smallest cracks and other micro damage. Adherence to personal hygiene only partially solves the problem of strengthening the body’s defenses against HPV.
It is necessary to strengthen the body's immune system, able to withstand any type of infection.
Treatment of various warts that occur against the background of poor protection against infection can be provided by pharmaceutical products with interferon. Modern medicine is produced in the form of suppositories, ointments and gels. They contain interferon alpha, which inhibits viral reproduction in cells, which has an immunomodulatory effect. It also contains the antioxidant vitamin E.
The drug is used for warts, herpetic lesions on the skin and mucous membranes. One review stated that the ointment treatment took 4 weeks. The first half of this period, the ointment is applied to the plantar warts in the evening, sometimes the procedure is repeated in the morning. If you have patience and do not retreat, then after a month the warts fall along the roots, new skin grows in its place.
Immunomodulator
The active ingredient of the wart remedy triggers the production of alpha interferon itself in the body, which provides effective protection against HPV. This tool is used to treat genital and other types of warts, senile keratoma, molluscum contagiosum.
The cream for external use is applied daily, before bedtime 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 point to a lack of funds as high prices.