Benign skin growths appear when infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV). When choosing a remedy for warts and papillomas in a 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 milder and need to be used for a long time to completely cleanse the skin.
Self-removal of warts with alkaline solutions
It is recommended to soften a dense neoplasm before applying medication with a compress or a 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 burning 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 from a pharmacy. The specialist will tell you what the pros and cons of one or another drug are. It is also important to pay attention to the frequency of application, the need to take a break between treatments with an aggressive solution. Healthy skin around the growth should be lubricated with baby ointment or sealed with a bandage.
Dissolution of growths of viral origin can last from a few days to several weeks.
A special remedy for warts in pharmacies contains alkali. The caustic substance kills the skin cells containing the virus. When applying liquid to the top and leg of the skin tumor, the redness begins first, then the growth turns black and falls off. A small wart can disappear after an application of an alkaline solution, a large one should be moistened with liquid 2-5 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 are used at home. Preparations usually contain antiseptics, antivirals and other active substances. They should soften the upper horny masses and penetrate the 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 can be removed. Before using this product or another product containing salicylic acid, it is necessary to spray the wart so that the upper layer softens. Then it is recommended to rub the stratum corneum with a nail file or cut it with nail scissors.
A solution or ointment based on salicylic acid is applied daily, fixed on top with a medical plaster or bandage. Getting rid of the wart can take several weeks or longer. But it is 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, as well as copper nitrate. The volume of the solution in the ampoule is 0. 2 ml, the price of the package is 670 rubles.
It is not recommended to use the solution alone, aggressive liquid causes severe burns and tissue necrosis. To receive qualified assistance, you need to contact the dermatological office, where medical personnel will accurately and precisely treat warts and papillomas using a special applicator or a glass pipette.
Natural and related remedies for warts in pharmacies
The naturopathic balm contains lactic acid, copper salts and plant extracts. By consistency, it is a gel-cream, which contains gums, Siberian cedar resin, extracts of birch and pine buds, mummy and stone oil. The tool has a disinfectant, anti-inflammatory and healing effect. The frequency of treatment of affected skin areas is 2-5 times a day.
Cream paste contains 40% urea (carbamide). This substance, along with alkalis and acids, is a keratolytic agent. The cream softens the wart, so that 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 bandage. They are removed in a day, the softened wart is removed, washed with water. After several applications, the skin at the site of growth is cleansed and leveled.
Freeze a wart with an aerosol
Freezing preparations 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 whitening of the skin, there is a burning sensation, then redness. Tissue exposed to the refrigerant dies. 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 bulla.
You can read on the forums a wide variety of reviews about the independent use of cryotherapy. It is worth noting that the method is convenient for use at home, helps with warts, they do not leave traces. About every second review lists shortcomings such as the high price of an aerosol, relapses.
HPV treatment with interferon alfa
The papilloma virus affects the areas of the body most exposed to sun, sweat and water. The infection penetrates through the smallest cracks and other microdamages. Compliance with 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, which is able to resist any type of infection.
Treatment of multiple warts that arise against the background of weakened protection against infection can be provided by pharmaceuticals containing interferons. Modern medicine is produced in the form of suppositories, ointments and gels. They contain alpha interferon, which suppresses the reproduction of viruses in cells, which has an immunomodulatory effect. It also contains antioxidant vitamin E.
A drug is used for warts, herpetic lesions of the skin and mucous membranes. One review noted 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 back down, after a month the warts fall off with the root, new skin grows in their place.
Immunomodulator
The active substance of the wart medicine triggers the production of its own alpha interferon in the body, which provides effective protection against HPV. The tool is used to treat genital and other 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 point to such a lack of funds as a high price.