HPV is a virus that infects almost all the inhabitants of our planet. For many, the papillomavirus is just a periodically appearing neoplasm on the skin that does not cause any problems other than an irritating appearance.
People’s councils encourage them to get rid of the disease on their own, in connection with which the question arises: is it possible to simply bandage the papilloma with a thread and what consequences await after that?
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Principles of treatment of manifestations of papillomavirus
It is impossible to get rid of warts forever . The virus always lives in the body, but is activated only when the person’s natural defenses are weakened. Under the supervision of a doctor, the patient is prescribed immunomodulators and antiviral agents. In order to remove unpleasant warts, physical or hardware methods are recommended.
In medicine, not only the surgeon’s knife is now used for this purpose, as it was recently. Patients have access to a laser, and nitrogen, and radio waves, and much more. Before prescribing one of these methods to remove growths, analyzes are carried out, HPV typing. This is necessary in order to exclude the possible oncological danger of papilloma .
But, even knowing about the potential danger, not every carrier of a neoplasm on the skin rushes to the doctor, preferring to pull the papilloma with a thread, or use other folk methods.
Removal Methods
Doctors highly recommend removing neoplasms on the skin only after an external examination and consultation with a dermatologist. With even a minimally alarming form of papilloma, it would be useful to conduct a set of tests for typing. There are many ways to remove neoplasms from the surface of the skin:
- Surgical excision.
- Freezing.
- Burnout.
- laser removal.
- Elimination with chemical acids.
Among the methods of folk treatment are:
- methods of local exposure to ointments;
- strengthening immunity with infusions and fees;
- tying papilloma thread;
- hair pulling.
Myths and reality
Our grandmothers knew: if the papilloma is tied with a thread, it will soon dry out and simply fall off. This is a fairly common method of treatment and has long been considered to be HPV as a trifling disease.
Thanks to the modern availability of knowledge, any educated person will know that due to the fact that this is a formation of viral origin, it is not as easy to get rid of the appearance of growths as to throw a loop on the papilla leg.
Any skin manifestation is just a symptom. The main myth of this folk way of dealing with papillomas is that bandaging does not achieve a cure. It is also important to think that the immune system is weakened and, perhaps, the growths will appear again.
Do not forget about antiviral agents and health promotion with vitamins or vitamin decoctions. Last but not least is the way of life. If immunity has fallen for no apparent reason, it is worth paying attention to adjusting your usual life: go in for sports, walk more, change the menu, give up addictions.
Precautionary measures
Any manipulation of health at home is always a risk. In order for the papilloma to be removed with a thread without infection and aggravation of the existing situation, it is better to constantly monitor the condition. If a constricted wart suddenly starts to hurt, the skin around it turns pink or bluish, you need the help of a specialist.
The termination of self-treatment should also follow if the skin around has changed its characteristics, a seal has formed, rashes have appeared.
Without an examination, no one will give an accurate guarantee that the formation is harmless and not cancerous. Of course, most types do not hide anything in themselves and can be dragged, but there is still a risk. Even a minimally swollen appearance of the skin should make you doubt and go for analysis.
Do not forget to watch the dying formation. It is safe to remove a wart only if there is something to grab onto with a thread. If after a while the growth turns black, you should go to the doctor. A correctly dying neoplasm slightly changes its color.
Threading is a traumatic method. Dental floss or, ideally, surgical floss from an emergency kit is preferable to prevent infection from outside. The surface around, the neoplasm area and hands should be treated with alcohol. If the formation has dried up, it is strictly forbidden to tear it off and cut it off. It should fall off on its own after a few days.
It is important to understand that, even if the procedure can be carried out perfectly, it is impossible to pull the root. It also happens that in place of a constricted growth, a dozen of the same ones appear. Especially if work has not been done on the internal cause of papillomavirus. HPV cannot be cured by removing the tumors alone. The main condition for the successful treatment of this disease is the inclusion of drugs prescribed by a doctor.
Removal of papilloma with a thread
You can tie it with a hair or thread only if it has a thin stem. It makes no sense to bandage only a slightly convex formation.
Many recommend using hair as a working material, but if the doctor does not convince you to resort to traditional methods, then most likely he will advise using a sterile medical thread. Hands and skin should be clean and treated with antibacterial agents.
Operating principle
To successfully remove neoplasms from the surface of the skin, a loop of thread is thrown over and strongly connected at the base of the papilloma.
The blood stops delivering oxygen and nutrition and the growth gradually dies off. It takes a complete death usually no more than 10 days. Periodically, the thread should be removed and a new one tied, tighter, closer to the surface of the skin.
How to do bandaging?
The step-by-step method for removing a neoplasm with a thread is as follows:
- Before the procedure, you should get advice that this type is safe and can be removed with a thread or hair.
- It has already been agreed that it is better to buy a special sterile thread. If this is not possible, it is permissible to treat the material with an antiseptic. It is advisable to check the thread for strength, it is better to use cotton, since the knot on silk can turn out to be weak.
- Hands, the surface of the skin and the wart are also treated with an antiseptic.
- It is necessary to bandage the growth as close as possible to healthy skin, but without affecting it.
- The dressing should be tight, if there is a possibility of blood flow into the neoplasm, it will not dry out.
- For high-quality pulling of growths in a hard-to-reach place, for example, pubic ones, it is advisable to attract third-party help.
- The treated area must be well bandaged or sealed with a plaster.
- Start therapy with antiviral agents, take measures to increase immunity.
Every 2-3 days the thread is changed, as the base becomes narrower as it dries out. The removed dry growth cannot be cut off, it is important to wait for it to fall off on its own. This happens on the 6-10th day. After the wart is removed, the place must be lubricated with peroxide, the edges should be treated with brilliant green (once is enough).
Advantages and disadvantages of the papilloma removal technique with threads
The advantages include painlessness of the procedure, relative simplicity and low cost. Laser removal is much safer, but it also costs a pretty penny. Especially if there are a lot of growths. The disadvantages include:
- high risk of cancer provocation;
- the risk of multiplication of growths due to incomplete removal of the formation;
- the risk of leaving the memory of HPV in the form of a scar;
- high risk of infection.
There are many risks, therefore, not a single doctor will give a recommendation for self-removal of the wart. It is important not to forget to treat papillomavirus infection with medicines, as well as to increase the body’s resistance to viruses.
