Growths on the body, similar to mild warts or stitches on the legs, appearing out of nowhere and often going away without any treatment, are papillomas.
The causative agent of the disease - the human papillomavirus (from English - human papillomavirus) - enters the body from the outside, is exceptionally widespread: up to 80% of the world population carries it!
Such a high percentage is due to the fact that the infection occurs through tactile contact; it is almost impossible to contain the transmission of the virus.
Not all carriers attach importance to the disease and go to the doctor, so it is always important to remove papillomas at home.
The nature of the papillomavirus
The insidious virus can be localized anywhere: on the neck, armpits, under the chest, on the eyelids, abdomen and genitals. In most cases, this is a mild training. If a virus invades cell chromosomes and integrates into the cell nucleus, it becomes malignant.
Before starting treatment, you should consult a doctor to find out the nature of the virus, and then choose an acceptable method.
Who is at risk
Modern man is haunted by chronic stress, disease and bad habits. Under such harsh conditions, the immune system fails, the doors open wide for various infections, and the papilloma virus is ready to attack. The main prerequisites for increasing the activity of the virus:
- severe stress;
- pregnancy;
- serious illness;
- long-term use of drugs;
- advanced age;
- avitaminosis;
- bad habits: tobacco, alcohol;
- high sexual activity without protection.
If at least one of the signs is present, an exacerbation of the HPV and the appearance of unexpected skin growths are likely.
Routes of infection
Anyone can get the virus. But there are factors in which infection is almost inevitable:
- transmission of the virus from mother to newborn;
- unprotected sexual contact with a carrier;
- tactile contact with the patient;
- when sharing household appliances;
- visit the swimming pool;
- penetration of the virus through wounds on the skin.
The carrier of the papillomavirus can live peacefully for years and not suspect its presence, enlightenment usually occurs when the immune system is weakened. Then the virus, sleeping in the basal layer of the epithelium, rises to the surface and takes the form of genital warts or flattened plaques. Living with papillomas is neither comfortable nor aesthetic.
The most effective treatment is to remove. You can not just cut the legs of the papillomas or try to cut them, you can cause active growth and reproduction of the growths, becoming a malignant form.
At the first sign of infection, see a dermatologist or try alternative treatments.
Homemade recipes
With self-removal, only the superficial part is removed, the nucleus of the papilloma is not affected. To completely destroy the virus, you need to undergo treatment with a dermatologist. The most popular at-home methods of removing growths are:
- Celandine. The caustic sap of the plant burns warts, the same can be done with papilloma. Two methods of treatment are known: tear off a celandine leaf, grease the papilloma with the juice that came out of it, and seal it with a bandage. Re-lubricate once every 2 days, after a while the papilloma dries up and falls off. The second way: make a "cocktail" of celandine, chaga and string. Freeze it in ice cube trays and apply it to the shoots three times a day for a few minutes.
- Kalanchoe pennate is cut lengthwise, applied to the papillomas, tied with a bandage and left overnight.
- "Garlic cream". Chop the garlic and mix the resulting mass with any cream in a ratio of 1: 2. Then apply to a piece of bandage and attach it to the growth, sticking it with a bandage. Leave on for 3 hours, then wash off with soap and water.
- Healing baths. Pour boiling water over half a bucket of green horse chestnut leaves, then bring to a boil. Insist 12 hours. Prepare a bath from the resulting broth by adding water at a comfortable temperature. The treatment will last 2 weeks with 7 interventions every two days.
- Onion peel. Combine the dry pods in a jar with vinegar. Tie the jar with parchment or a thick cloth, keep in the dark for 2 weeks. Remove the envelope and dry it, attach it to the papillomas at night. Remove the bandage in the morning and soften the skin with an oily cream.
- Floral collection: 1 part tricolor violet, 1 part wormwood herb, 3 parts plantain, 2 parts clover flowers, St. John's wort, calamus root and dill seeds. Pour boiling water over the collection to make 1 part of the 7 parts boiling water collection. Insist the day, strain, take 1 tbsp. spoon three times a day.
- Eau de Cologne with dandelion flower. Fill a glass bottle with dandelion heads tightly. Pour in triple cologne and let steep in the dark for 2 weeks. Transfer to a dark glass bottle, store in a cool, dark place. Lubricate the papillomas with an infusion 4-5 times a day until they disappear.
Lubricate the papillomas with the egg white remaining on the sides of the shell after pouring the egg. Collect it with a piece of bandage and apply it to the papilloma.
Superstitions to help
Ancient semi-mystical methods of removing papillomas have survived to this day. The most curious of them:
- Make knots on the shoots with a silk thread, glue the thread with knots in a cut potato and hide it where no one will find it. After a while, the potato will rot and the papillomas will disappear!
- Rub the shoots with the potato cut in half: first with one half, then with the other. Put the halves together, store them in a dark place and try to forget. The skin will peel off after the potato decays.
- The most romantic way is by moonlight. In the light of the waning moon in the late evening, rub the papilloma on the moonlighted surface and the growth will disappear.
At first glance, such unusual methods of treatment were practiced by healers in the past, and they gave a positive effect, were corrected by repeated repetitions.
Today, carriers of the papillomavirus have access to a variety of medical methods of treatment with the help of tinctures, decoctions and juices of medicinal herbs. When choosing a method, it is recommended to consult a doctor.