Where they pop up might seem kind of random: "They are more common on light-exposed areas of the face and back of the hands," explains Jhin. For men they often appear in the beard area while women tend to get them on their legs — both problematic areas if you shave, since this can inadvertently create an entire trail of warts, explains Brodell, "typically in the direction you shave.
Filiform warts are among the most visually shocking. These "fast-growing warts look thread-like and spiky," explains Jhin. Two strains in particular — number 6 and number 11 — cause about 90 percent of genital warts.
They can also appear in the mouth and throat if spread through skin-to-skin contact. Certain strains of HPV can cause cancer, which is why getting any below-the-belt bumps checked out is so important.
Long story, short: "We aren't sure why some people get warts and others don't," says Jhin. While it's not an exact science, are three main risk factors that likely play into your wart risk.
First, your immune system. Since warts are caused by a virus, having a compromised immune system whether from an inherited condition, medication, or disease like cancer can make you more susceptible. This is likely why kids tend to get warts more often than adults. Breaks in your body's natural barrier can also make you more likely to get warts.
For that reason, people with skin conditions like eczema might also be partially vulnerable to warts. Frequently getting the hands wet. Hands or feet that sweat heavily hyperhidrosis. Swimming in public swimming pools. Nail biting. Scratching or shaving your own warts, which can spread the infection to other areas of your body. Diagnosis of warts Most warts are easily recognised. For unusual warts, see your doctor for a proper diagnosis.
Treatment for warts There are many different treatments for warts. However, new warts occur three times as frequently in infected children as in uninfected ones.
Topical applied to the skin chemicals — such as salicylic acid or lactic acid. Some topical agents can be harmful to healthy skin tissue, which means they are best applied by your doctor or dermatologist. Other topical agents can be applied yourself. It may take three months or more for the treatment to get rid of the warts. An immune system stimulator — such as imiquimod — can be used for genital warts.
It stimulates the immune system to fight the viral infection. A similar way to invoke the immune system is with DPCP diphenylcyclopropenone. A person is made hypersensitive to this chemical and then low concentrations are applied around the wart, encouraging immune cells to invade and destroy the wart. DPCP is only available in specialist clinics. Cryotherapy — the warts are frozen with liquid nitrogen.
It may take up to four months of regular cryotherapy to get rid of the warts. Currettage and electrocautery — a surgical procedure performed under local anaesthesia. The wart is removed by curettage and the base is cauterized. Topical treatment involves applying a wart paint to the wart.
This paint usually contains salicylic acid, which gradually removes the hardened wart skin. A person will need to apply the paint to the wart every day for up to 12 weeks. In this treatment, the dermatologist injects the wart with the anti-cancer medicine bleomycin. These injections may cause pain or nail loss if injected into the fingers. Immunotherapy is useful if other treatments do not work on warts.
A dermatologist may apply a chemical to the wart that causes a mild allergic reaction in an attempt to clear them. When a person has genital warts, a dermatologist may also help support the immune system by using interferon to fight the wart virus. The AAD recommend the following methods of prevention for warts:. Most warts clear up without treatment, although this can take up to several years.
Learn about the treatment options for warts and preventative…. Flat warts are small, smooth, raised bumps that often occur in clusters. They are caused by the human papillomavirus HPV and are contagious. A range of at-home HPV tests is available. Studies suggest that they provide accurate results but may not test for all HPV strains.
Learn more here. How safe and effective are HPV vaccines? Read on to learn more about these vaccines, including who should receive them and how to get them.
Genital warts treatments include topicals and minor procedures. These may remove warts but do not cure HPV, the common cause of genital warts. Plantar warts. Found on the bottom of the foot, plantar warts can be very uncomfortable, and feel like you're walking on a small stone. Filiform warts. These have a finger-like shape, are usually flesh-colored, and often grow on or around the mouth, eyes, or nose.
HPV viruses that cause warts can be passed from person to person by close physical contact or from touching something that a person with a wart touches, like a towel, bathmat, or a shower floor. You can't, however, get a wart from holding a frog or toad, as kids sometimes think! Kids who bite their fingernails or pick at hangnails are at more of a risk for warts because they create open areas for a virus to enter and cause the wart.
A tiny cut or scratch can put any area of skin more at risk for warts. Also, picking at a wart can spread warts to other parts of the body. Sometimes warts are sexually transmitted and appear in the genital area. The length of time between when someone is exposed to the virus that causes warts and when a wart appears varies. Warts can grow very slowly and may take weeks or sometimes longer to develop.
Warts will often go away on their own but can take from several months to a couple of years to do so. A doctor might decide to remove a wart if it's painful, interferes with activities because of discomfort, or is embarrassing. Within a few days after the doctor's treatment, the wart may fall off, but several treatments might be needed.
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