Treatment of plantar warts in a child

Contents:

• Causes of plantar warts
• Features plantar warts
• Methods of removing plantar warts

Basically the children observed a weakened immune system, and that is why the child is easily susceptible to various infectious diseases. Evidence of this are plantar warts in children who also belong to the viral disease. To the main causative agents of warts include certain types of HPV, or human papilloma virus.

Known types of warts:

1. simple;
2. flat or juvenile;
3. pointed;
4. Plantar.

The share of plantar warts accounting for about 34% of all known that infect humans. They look like a single, sometimes multiple flat formation on the skin. The place of localization of such tumors are the soles of the feet and palms of hands. Therefore, they are often called hand-foot. These warts are characterized by deep penetration in human skin tissue, so they are difficult to treat.

Externally similar to plantar warts are small growths on the feet. The child can be diagnosed, the disease is relatively easy. Around the rough and dead skin area on foot is clearly different kind of ring. In some cases, in the heart of the build-up there are small black dots - is a drop of dried blood.

Some plantar warts can be covered with a kind of grooves or buds that resemble raspberries and cauliflower. If the disease is run, these buds greatly increase in size and become a dirty gray color, becomes like a large plaque.

The most common plantar warts occur in children, but they affect adults of any age. Misperception that this type of wart suffer careless people who do not observe hygiene. Precipitating factors that create a favorable environment for the emergence and development of plantar warts, a lot.

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Causes of plantar warts

• damage to the skin on the legs and feet;
• dry skin on the feet or, conversely, excessive sweating;
• wearing tight uncomfortable shoes;
• atherosclerosis;
• varices;
• diabetes;
• osteoarthritis;
• flat feet;
• Activity HPV.

The most dangerous of all these factors is considered to be the human papilloma virus, because his lead until the end of the body is very hard, almost impossible. To catch these warts can be in the pool, in the bath, and when wearing someone else's shoes. Therefore, when visiting public places recommended to follow certain rules of personal hygiene and not to wear someone else's shoes.
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Features plantar warts

This type of tumors is not always painless. Most often, they bring the child some discomfort when walking and even pain. This happens due to the fact that they appear in a place that is constantly exposed to friction, pressure, and a certain load. Especially painful warts on the balls of the metatarsal and heel. Even flat warts do not cause as many problems as plantar.

Ways of removing these tumors, there are several. But the best way - one that will recommend attending physician. Experts advise warts appeared to provoke the emergence of new on the feet of children, immediately remove. Although there are other more lenient treatment of this disease.

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Methods of removing plantar warts

1. surgical removal;
2. removing with the electric current;
3. removing with a laser;
4. Treatment nitrogen;
5. treatment based ointments;
6. Treatment of folk remedies.

• Radical methods of treatment:

Surgery does not always lead to the desired result. In particular, it concerns the removal of plantar warts, whose roots are deep in the skin layers, thus it is impossible to remove them completely. More effective removal of growths with an electric or laser coagulation. After such removal methods scars may remain, even though their presence in the area of ​​the foot is not so important.

To remove the build-up of plantar recommended cryotherapy treatment or low temperatures.

In this way, the warts are frozen, but in several sessions. This therapy is almost painless, and scarring on the feet after falling off the build-up remains. Therefore, cryotherapy today enjoys a certain success.

Parents should remember that children are very sensitive to any pain. Initially, therefore, it is desirable to consider how it might affect the psyche of the baby. Often, after the treatment of the child is an indentation or a scar, and he may be tempted to pick open it. And such actions on the part of the child can lead to infection.

• Treatment with ointments:

Treatment of medical ointments plantar warts in children requires a long time, but this method is most suitable for kids and gentle. In most cases, selecting the way of treatment, therapy performed by using ointments, based attaching salicylic acid. Here the most important thing - to choose the right cream.

The solution to this problem is well proven ointment "Imikvinod", the effect of which is incorporated in the stimulation of the immune system of the child. With this product for boosting the immune system produces proteins that destroy the human papilloma virus. But the tool requires careful use, because it has side effects, both general and local character.

The best thing parents are advised to apply the ointment directly to the wart itself. Result treatment will be noticeable immediately, the first signs of improvement may occur after 2 weeks. Doctors recommend to use the same ointment for 2 months ahead. Otherwise, you want to pick up the ointment or other treatment option.

• Folk remedies:

Traditional recipes, which are based on well-known medicinal plants and herbs are quite safe. And those who are not known for their application and operation, it is better not to use. It is strictly forbidden to carry out the thermal effect on the tumor, so as not to provoke a complication.

For the treatment of plantar warts by folk methods are widely used leaves of Kalanchoe that prior to use, wash, and then attach to the sore spot, securing the bandage. This bandage needs to be changed daily. You can also make a poultice of garlic finely chopped, mixed with lard. The resulting ointment will have good wet bandage and fix it on the foot. Fold change every day.

Good feedback is a simple and effective way, as a simple rubbing warts juice of celandine. This should be done in a day several times. Such treatment does not cause the baby any pain and does not require dressings. You can use either fresh juice of celandine and harvested for the winter. But what would be the treatment of plantar warts parents choose their child, it is highly recommended before starting therapy consult a doctor.