warts treatment

Skin Warts (Verrucae) Treatment

Warts are benign (not cancerous) skin growths that appear when a virus infects the top layer of the skin. Viruses that cause warts are called human papillomavirus (HPV). You are more likely to get one of these viruses if you cut or damage your skin somehow. Wart viruses are contagious. Warts can spread by contact with the wart or something that touched the wart. Warts are often skin-colored and feel rough, but they can be dark (brown or gray-black), flat, and smooth. Warts often go away without treatment. This is especially true when children get warts. In adults, warts may not disappear as easily or as quickly as in children. Although most warts are harmless, dermatologists do treat them. You should see a dermatologist if you cannot get rid of warts, warts hurt, or you have many warts. Dermatologists have many treatments for warts. The procedure used depends on the patient's age and health and the type of wart. Vascular lasers or ablative lasers are commonly used.

Genital Warts Treatment

Genital warts are warts that appear in the genital area. There can be one wart or a cluster of warts. People get these warts by picking up the human papillomavirus (HPV) from someone who is already infected with this virus. HPV is a common, sexually transmitted infection. It is possible to spread or get these warts even when you cannot see them. Of the 100 or so types of HPV, just a few can cause genital warts. Genital warts often have no symptoms (what someone feels). Sometimes the warts itch, burn, hurt, or bleed. Genital warts can appear on the following areas of the body: Females Vulva (external female genitals), vagina, cervix, and groin. It seems on the penis, scrotum, thigh, and groin in males. Inbox sexes can appear on the mouth or throat after having oral sex with an infected person. In or around the anus after anal sex with someone who has HPV. Some HPV types can cause cervical cancer. Other examples can cause anal cancer, cancer of the penis, or mouth and throat cancer. There are many ways to treat genital warts. Since warts are often stubborn, you may need more than one visit to the dermatologist. Often, the dermatologist prescribes medications that you will apply to genital warts at home. Treatment may involve a procedure in the dermatologist's office or a medicine you put on warts. He may cut it (excision), destroy the wart with electric current (electrocautery), or destroy it using laser light.