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. You may need to apply the treatment every day for 12 weeks or longer. You should stop the treatment if your skin becomes sore, and seek advice from your pharmacist.
Don't use treatments that contain salicylic acid to treat warts on your face. Ask your pharmacist for advice about the best type of treatment. Consult your pharmacist before using over-the-counter treatments that contain salicylic acid if you have poor circulation — for example, if you have a condition like diabetes or peripheral arterial disease PAD.
This is because there is an increased risk of damage to your skin, nerves and tendons. In cryotherapy, liquid nitrogen is applied to your wart for a few seconds to freeze and destroy the affected skin cells.
After treatment, a sore blister will form, followed by a scab, which will fall off days later. A session of cryotherapy usually takes minutes and can be painful. Large warts usually need to be frozen a few times before they clear up.
You will probably need to wait a few weeks between each treatment. There are 2 different cryotherapy methods. Liquid nitrogen may be sprayed directly onto the wart, or it may be applied using a stick with cotton wool on the tip. This second method is often preferred for treatment around the eyes or for small children.
Cryotherapy may be recommended if you have a wart on your face. Book your appointment online or give us a call at Warts are Contagious and Can Spread. Back to Blog Overview. First Name Required. Last Name Required. Email Required. There is a vaccine against strains of HPV that cause most genital warts, but not against other strains that cause non-genital warts. Warts can spread from one part of your body to another, similarly to person-to-person spread.
If you pick at, touch, or scratch a wart on one part of your body, then do the same to another body part, the warts can spread to the second body part. You can get warts if you touch certain surfaces that a person with an active infection touched. You can also get warts if you share personal items like towels or razors. This is because HPV can be hard to kill with disinfectants.
You can get plantar warts, which are warts on the bottom of your foot, from walking barefoot in a place where someone with plantar warts has also walked barefoot. However, there are some ways you can try to prevent the spread of warts.
Most warts go away on their own. However, it can take about six months to two years for warts to go away. If your warts are painful, interfere with your daily activities, or you find them upsetting, you can get them removed. A salicylic acid, over-the-counter OTC medication is one option. This medication usually takes at least several weeks of use to see results.
Therefore, warts can come back either in the same place or a different spot. The expert dermatologists and skin specialists at Specialists in Dermatology treat warts at our offices in Houston, Texas, and The Woodlands, Texas.
The type of HPV involved in warts causes the keratin in your skin to build up, creating little mounds of hard flesh on affected areas, usually your hands or feet. You probably caught your warts from another person, through skin-to-skin contact. You may have also caught warts from a public area. For instance, you could pick up warts if you walk barefoot at a public pool or if you use a towel or bath mat that someone with warts used before you did.
You can even become infected with warts in a public bathroom. Scratching your skin or shaving just before or after being exposed to warts increases your chance of getting them. Even wet skin is more susceptible to HPV infection than dry skin is.
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