Make sure that everyone in your home has their own towels, washcloths, razors, nail clippers, socks, and other personal items. If someone in your home has a wart, this helps prevent the virus that causes warts from spreading from one person to another. Clean and cover cuts and scrapes. HPV is everywhere. Wash your hands often. Because HPV is so common, this helps to remove the virus from your skin.
Prevent dry, cracked skin. Stop nail biting and cuticle chewing. When you bite your nails or cuticles, it causes sores and tears in the skin that are too tiny to see.
These openings make it easier for HPV to get inside your body. Wear flip-flops or pool shoes in locker rooms, pool areas, and public showers. HPV thrives in warm, moist areas. Shoes and flip-flops help protect your feet from the virus, which can prevent plantar warts on your feet. Wearing flip-flops or other shoes in moist areas, such as piers, pool decks, and public showers can reduce your risk of developing warts on your feet.
Make sure your children get the HPV vaccine. This vaccine helps protect against genital warts and different cancers that could develop in the genital area. This vaccine is most protective when the person receives it before being exposed to the types of HPV that can cause genital warts and genital cancers.
Treat hyperhidrosis. They can occasionally itch or bleed. There are several different types of warts, all varying in size and shape. The different types are described below. It is possible to have between one and several hundred plane warts, which can develop in clusters.
They are usually:. Plane warts can sometimes develop on the lower legs of women, as the human papilloma virus HPV can be spread through shaving. Mosaic warts grow in clusters and form a "tile-like" pattern.
They often develop on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Warts are caused by certain strains of the human papilloma virus HPV. The virus is present in the skin cells of a wart. There are more than different strains of HPV.
Different strains are responsible for different types of warts. HPV is passed on through close skin-to-skin contact. It can also be transmitted indirectly by contact with contaminated objects, such as towels, shoes, areas surrounding swimming pools, or the floors of communal changing areas. Warts are thought to be contagious for as long as they are present on your body. The virus is more likely to spread if the skin is wet, soft or has been in contact with a rough surface. This can cause the wart to break up and bleed, making it easier for the virus to spread.
You are more vulnerable to verrucas if you have scratches or cuts on the soles of your feet. Warts usually clear up without treatment. However, it can take up to 2 years for the virus to leave your system and the warts to disappear.
The length of time it takes for a wart to disappear will vary from person to person. They tend to last longer in older children and adults. In adults and people with a weakened immune system, warts are less likely to clear up on their own or respond well to treatment.
Leaving the wart to go away by itself is one option. However, you may want to consider treatment if your wart is painful, in an awkward position, or is causing you distress or embarrassment.
There are a number of treatments available for warts. The aim of treatment is to remove the wart without it returning and without leaving any scarring. Surgery to treat warts is not usually recommended because warts often return and further treatment is required.
Some treatments may cause side effects such as mild pain, blistering and skin irritation around the wart. Many wart and verruca treatments — including creams, gels, paints and medicated plasters — are available over the counter from pharmacies. Salicylic acid is the active ingredient in most of these treatments. It has been shown that salicylic acid is as effective as cryotherapy for treating warts.
There is limited evidence available to show which type of salicylic acid treatment cream, gel, paint or plasters is most effective. Salicylic acid and other wart treatments also destroy healthy skin, so it is important to protect your skin before applying the treatment. You can use petroleum jelly or a corn plaster to cover the skin around the wart. Before applying the treatment to your wart, use an emery board or pumice stone to file it down a little avoid sharing the board or pumice stone with others.
Repeat this about once a week while you are treating your warts. Each time you treat your wart, soak it in water for about 5 minutes first to soften it, then follow the instructions that come with the medication. If you develop a habit, you want it to serve more than one purpose. Good news: Certain skin care habits improve your skin and your overall health, too. You itch.
You ooze. Your skin looks rashy, red, and just plain mad. What causes eczema and how do you treat it? That all depends on the type of eczema. No creams or potions help for long. Cutaneous warts common, plantar, and flat warts. Accessed March 7, Ferri FF. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor Philadelphia, Pa. Kwok CS, et al. Topical treatments for cutaneous warts. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Kermott CA, et al. Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies.
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