Why do warts grow is a question a dermatovenerologist can often hear from a patient.
These neoplasms often cause not only aesthetic, but also physical discomfort.
So it is not surprising that patients are interested in how to get rid of them.
What are these growths and why do warts grow on the hands on the hands and other parts of the body, patients are often concerned.
What provoking factors affect their appearance and what are the ways to get rid of the pathology?
Warts: what are they?
If a person finds that their wart has started growing, they involuntarily wonder what it is and where the growth is coming from.
Warts are benign skin lesions.
A person owes his appearance to infection with the human papillomavirus.
The virus is considered very widespread, about 90% of the entire population of the planet suffers from it.
The peculiarity of the infection is that its symptoms can be absent for a long time.
Until the body is exposed to any negative effects.
Today it is very easy to get infected with HPV, as doctors say.
There are several ways.
- Sexual contact. Sex without a condom easily leads to the transition of the infection from a sick or carrier person to a healthy one. Moreover, even a condom is not always able to protect a person from this viral pathology. Although it significantly reduces the likelihood of infection. It is important to remember that not only classic intercourse is dangerous, but oral and anal sex as well.
- Vertical path. Another fairly common method of infection. In this case, the virus enters the baby's body from the sick mother's body. The moment it passes through her birth canal. In exceptional cases, transplacental infection is also possible. But this requires the fulfillment of special conditions.
- Way of contact-family. Human papillomavirus can remain on common sponges, towels and linens. Of course, if a healthy person comes into contact with an infected person's personal hygiene items, infection is possible.
It is important to remember that warts are only one of the manifestations of HPV.
In addition, the virus can make itself felt by the development of papillomas, genital warts and other types of neoplasms.
Furthermore, some subspecies (strains) of the virus are highly oncogenic.
This can lead to the development of malignant neoplasms if treatment is not resumed in a timely manner.
Types of warts
Regardless of how quickly the wart grows, doctors distinguish several types of this unpleasant skin formation.
Depending on the type of wart, one can judge its localization, as well as the alleged removal characteristics.
Assign:
- ordinary growths, the formation of which most often occurs on the face and hands, and especially children suffer from it, in most cases many growths appear at once, they are rarely solitary;
- flat neoplasms - another variant of the pathology affecting the face, neck, arms, often does not differ from the general color skin tone, which can make them somewhat difficult to detect;
- plantar warts form on the soles and in their structure resemble the most common corn, which can cause considerable inconvenience when walking;
- senile formations appear in elderly patients, they are usually initially small in size, but over time they acquire a clear tendency to grow, they can cause discomfort, as they are often located on closed parts of the body and are subject to friction.
Some also refer to genital warts as warts, but this is not entirely true, although the nature of the formations is similar.
It is very important to understand which species the identified wart belongs to.
As this will allow the doctor to choose the optimal removal tactics, and also the means to prevent relapse.
Causes of the appearance of warts
Often patients, wondering why warts grow on the body, face and extremities, ask their doctors if the localization of the growths somehow depends on their nature.
It is important to understand that the main reason for the appearance is always the same - it is the activated human papillomavirus in the body.
If the patient is not sick with HPV, he will not form warts anywhere and ever.
If there is a virus in the body, a neoplasm can appear anywhere.
In some people, the virus does not make itself felt throughout life.
Also, if the immune system is strong enough, the patient may not even know they are infected.
Unless specialized studies have been carried out.
If a neoplasm has appeared, it should be understood that the infection has already occurred.
Unfortunately, today it is impossible to eliminate HPV from the body.
However, with some effort, you can minimize the recurrence of the disease so that the virus no longer remembers itself.
Warts grow on the headmost often due to the fact that there are most of the blood vessels.
This means the easiest way for the virus to enter these areas and infect the maximum number of cells.
But why other parts of the body are affected it is often asked by patients.
Why do warts grow on the hands?
It is not uncommon for people to ask their doctors why warts grow on their fingers.
There are several reasons.
First, as doctors note, the reason is that the hands are one of the main parts that are constantly in contact with the external environment.
Consequently, the simplest way for a virus to enter the body is through them through the way of home contact.
True, as doctors note, if there are no lesions and lesions on the skin of the hands, the risk of infection is minimized.
But if the patient's skin is traumatized, it becomes extremely easy to get infected.
Among other reasons, they are called:
- constant contact with objects of the external environment in public places (handrails, door handles, common objects) that can be infected;
- shaking hands with a person with HPV and has characteristic rashes or microtrauma on the skin of the hands, through which the virus can reach a healthy person;
- excessive dryness of the skin, which contributes to the formation of various microtraumas;
- sweating of the palms, which also adversely affects the protective properties of the skin;
- regular trauma to the skin in the hand area (work in industries without gloves, cuts, etc. );
- ignoring the recommendation for wearing gloves in cold weather (slowing blood flow in the hands allows viruses to accumulate and more actively infect healthy cells).
Warts in the area of the soles
The wart on the leg also grows in frequent cases.
The patient may initially ignore it for a long time or fight it in the same way as he usually fights with a callus.
But these methods prove to be ineffective.
There are several reasons for the appearance of growths due to HPV in the area of the soles:
- the wart hurts and grows on the sole if a person often wears shoes made of unnatural materials, in which the skin sweats a lot and does not allow the foot to breathe normally;
- the appearance of a pathological growth is possible even if the patient walks without shoes in saunas, baths, swimming pools (since these places are considered public places, the virus can easily enter the environment, and due to high humidity, it is also able to stay in it for a long time);
- constant use of rubber shoes also adversely affects heat exchange and sweating, which can lead to the development of infections;
- as in the case of the hands, excessive dryness of the skin also plays a role, leading to easier than normal skin trauma (for example, due to dryness, heels often break and wounds become a good port of infection );
- Fungal diseases of the feet also contribute to HPV infection, as they reduce local immunity.
The wart began to grow: provoking factors
As already mentioned, the human papillomavirus, even if there is an infection, does not manifest itself in all people.
What if the wart grows and itches or hurts?
This is a reason to think about the fact that the body was affected by any pathological factors that negatively affected immunity.
Among the reasons for the growth of warts or provoking factors are often called:
- the presence of diabetes mellitus of any type in a state of decompensation;
- being infected with HIV;
- decrease in immunity under the influence of factors of an unfavorable environment (for example, due to cold, unhealthy diet, etc. );
- the period of pregnancy, which is always associated with immunosuppression, otherwise the woman could not bear the fetus;
- the use of drugs with glucocorticoid hormones in the composition, which have an immunosuppressive effect;
- some serious genetic pathologies can lead to the activation of the virus;
- ignoring the rules of hygiene can trigger pathological processes in the body;
- neglect of the principles of protection during sexual intercourse often also leads to infection and therefore to the development of the disease;
- exposure to severe stress and overwork negatively affects the body's immune defenses in all cases.
Exposure to one or more of these factors can lead to the fact that warts begin to grow in an adult or a child.
Wart removal methods
What to do if a wart grows, many patients are interested in their treating doctors.
After all, this pathology, although usually not painful, still causes aesthetic discomfort.
Especially ifthe wart grows on the face. . .
First of all, a patient with a similar problem is advised to undergo removal of the accumulation.
You can select one of the following methods:
- chemical removal with the help of special medicines, with which the neoplasm is cauterized until it disappears completely;
- laser removal, which is also based on burning with a direct ray of rays, which minimally traumatizes the surrounding tissues;
- cryotherapy, in which removal is carried out with the help of nitrogen, which sharply cools the pathological tissues, killing them;
- electrocoagulation is another popular method in which removal is provided due to the point effect of the current;
- surgical intervention is a technique that is used in exceptional cases if the growth is large or there are contraindications to the use of other methods of intervention.
If a wart grows on the eye or the growth is localized to any other part of the face, you should definitely see a doctor.
You cannot fight such delicate neoplasms alone.
As this can lead to serious complications.
After removal, the doctor cannot guarantee that warts will no longer appear.
Relapses of the disease occur in about 30% of cases.
Also, in some cases, the growths disappear on their own without external interference.
Which doctor should you contact if warts grow?
If warts grow on the neckor on other parts of the body, so which doctor should be consulted, patients are concerned.
First of all, it is worth visiting a dermatovenerologist.
It is this specialist who deals with various skin pathologies, including those caused by viral infections.
The doctor specializes in both dermatology and venereology.
He can also give advice on how to boost immunity in order to prevent recurrence of malignancies.
Warts are unpleasant growths on the skin.
They significantly reduce the aesthetic appeal, especially if they are located in prominent places.
A person particularly suffers when the face is affected.
A timely visit to the doctor will help to easily get rid of the growth formed under the influence of HPV.
And adhering to the recommendations will prevent relapses.
If warts appear, consult a dermatovenerologist at a specialized clinic.