A thorn is a wart that can appear on the hands. Its name comes from the word “thorn”.
If you touch the papilloma or put pressure on it, it will cause an unpleasant sensation, as if you touched a real thorn. What is this growth, and how to get rid of it, you will learn from this article.
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Why do they appear?
The main cause of warts on the hands ( thorn on the hand ) is the human papillomavirus (HPV). It can be transmitted from person to person, through physical contact, using personal belongings of the patient, such as gloves or towels, as well as when visiting public places (sauna, bath, public transport, etc.).
Outside the body, the virus remains viable for 3 hours. Infection can occur provided that at the time of contact a person has abrasions, scratches and other wounds on his hand through which the virus can enter the bloodstream.
What does education look like?
At first, the neoplasm resembles a corn. Over time, the size of the papilloma increases, the skin on it becomes rough and rough, and gradually exfoliates. The color of the wart may differ from the rest of the skin. It may be darker or lighter.
Features of growths
The part of the spine that is on the surface of the skin, in fact, is not the wart itself. This is just a layer of skin, under which the root of the neoplasm is hidden.
Gradually, the size of the wart increases, and the root grows to the nerve ending. After that, any touch to the growth becomes painful.
What provokes the appearance of growth?
If a person has contracted HPV, this does not mean that he will immediately develop warts. The virus can stay in the body for a long time, without showing itself in any way, until suitable conditions arise.
The best time for the appearance of papilloma is the deterioration of immunity and hormonal disruptions in the body. In addition, there are a number of other reasons:
- ARI, ARVI, Influenza.
- Diabetes.
- Exacerbation of chronic diseases.
- Acute inflammatory processes.
- Prolonged stress.
- Depression.
- Menopause.
- Pregnancy (especially the first trimester).
- Increased sweating of the hands.
- Chronic skin diseases.
- Burns.
- Non-observance of personal hygiene.
- Severe dry skin.
Symptoms
In addition to the above diseases, a symptom of the appearance of spines is pain when touched or when bent, if the papilloma appeared on a fold, for example, on a joint.
Since the growth is very similar to a common corn, you need to be able to distinguish it:
- The keratinized skin cracks and becomes like stalagmites.
- If you look closely at the wart, you can see black dots inside (these are the spine roots).
Places of localization
Fingers . A wart most often appears on the folds due to cuts, splinters and other injuries of the skin.
Palm . A common cause of the appearance is increased sweating and friction.
Is it contagious?
Since the virus that causes the appearance of a wart is transmitted through personal contact with the patient, people who have damaged skin on their hands are at risk.
If you have a skin injury and are unsure that your opponent is not infected with HPV, it is best to avoid close contact. Do not forget to take care of protecting the wound with a plaster or bandage. It will be useful to carry with you a special alcohol gel that disinfects your hands.
How to remove it from the body?
Before removing a wart, you should go to the doctor to establish an accurate diagnosis, because the appearance of papilloma can be provoked by different types of HPV.
Since the patient’s immunity at this point is greatly reduced, immunomodulatory drugs and antiviral drugs may be required. In addition, the doctor will prescribe additional tests that will help make sure that the neoplasm is benign.
After that, you can proceed to the removal of the wart. This can be done in three ways: in the hospital, on your own with the help of pharmaceutical preparations or folk remedies.
Removal in medical facilities
To remove the spine, the doctor may suggest a hardware method or conservative treatment. To understand which option is right for you, you need to consider them all.
Cryodestruction
The essence of this method is the impact on the wart of low temperatures (liquid nitrogen). This leads to the destruction of the pathological formation.
Papilloma tissues freeze and ice crystals form in them, which later melt, which leads to the destruction of the neoplasm. Several procedures may be required.
Cryosurgery has its advantages:
- Does not require anesthesia.
- Considered affordable due to low cost.
- Relatively safe and easy to perform procedure.
- It has no contraindications for pregnant and lactating mothers.
- This procedure can replace surgery.
This method also has its contraindications:
- cryoglobulinemia.
- Cold urticaria.
How to get rid of it with a laser?
The laser evaporates all the moisture from the wart, of which it consists of 75%. The laser is considered the most effective method for removing warts.
Advantages of the procedure:
- Before the start of the operation, the patient is given local anesthesia, which completely eliminates pain.
- The laser burns out the wart and the capillaries that fed it, which contributes to the rapid healing of the wound.
- Absence of blood.
- No more than one procedure is required to remove even large warts.
Cons of the procedure:
- Edema may appear after laser removal.
- Improper care may lead to infection of the wound.
- If the doctor chose the device incorrectly, or set it incorrectly, the wart may not be completely removed, or vice versa, the tissues will be severely burned.
- High price.
Electrocoagulation
The wart is removed using a special apparatus that acts on it with an electric current, with the necessary force and frequency.
The advantages of the procedure include:
- No bleeding.
- You can remove several growths at a time.
- The method is available for any age and skin type.
- Opportunity to conduct a study of a removed wart.
- Relatively low cost.
The advantages of the procedure include:
- Possible scarring.
- Possibility of reappearance of warts.
- With improper wound care, age spots may appear.
- pain of the procedure.
- Long recovery period, up to 10 days.
Surgical intervention
Large warts, or deeply rooted ones, are subject to surgical removal. Also, this method removes warts, the analysis of which showed the presence of cancer cells.
The main advantage of this method is that it has no absolute contraindications. The disadvantage of surgical removal is the appearance of scars and scars.
Pharmaceutical remedies against thorns
If you do not want to resort to a hardware or surgical method for removing warts, use special medications.
Corn patch Salipod
By itself, the use of such a patch does not remove the wart. The patch only softens the rough skin of the growth, and it becomes easier to get to the spine.
You need to stick a patch on the papilloma, trying not to touch healthy skin. Leave it for a day, then cut off the softened layer of skin. Cover the wart again with a band-aid for a day. After that, cauterize the softened wart. The procedure can be repeated until the build-up is completely removed.
Solcoderm
This is a solution with concentrated acids, which penetrates deep into the structure of the spike and neutralizes it from the inside. After applying Solcoderm, the growth becomes discolored, dries up and falls off. Re-use of the drug is not required.
If the wart is large, carefully cut off the top layer with scissors. Open the ampoule with the medicine, and apply it to the wart using the applicator stick that comes with the kit. If the skin of the growth turns white, then the drug begins to act.
Verrukacid
Metacresol and phenol, which are part of the drug, cauterize the growth. In addition, there are other components in verrukacid that block the actions of the virus, so new warts will not appear.
Before using the drug, you can make a hand bath to soften the surface of the growth. Treat healthy skin with zinc paste. For a wart with a diameter of not more than 2 mm, one application is enough. For a large growth, the medicine will need to be applied 4-7 times with an interval of 3-4 minutes.
Kollomak
This drug gently cauterizes warts. It contains lactic acid, salicylic acid and lauromacrogol. Salicylic acid softens the rough skin of the growth, lactic acid burns out infected cells, and lauromacrogol promotes the necrosis of the blood vessels of the wart, preventing its reappearance.
Before using the drug, steam the skin of the hands. Then cut off the top layer of the wart, and apply a few drops of the medicine to it. One procedure is enough.
duofilm
This medicine works in the same way as kollamak, but is slightly different in composition. It does not contain lauromacrogol. The method of using the drug is similar.
How to reduce a neoplasm with folk remedies
To remove the spike, you can use folk remedies that are no less effective than pharmaceutical preparations.
How to remove it with vinegar?
Before starting the procedure, soften the growth with a bath with the addition of baking soda. After that, cut off the top layer of the spike, cover the healthy skin with a band-aid, and apply a few drops of vinegar to the wart. Its volume depends on the size of the growth.
Hydrochloric acid
Hydrochloric acid burns out the wart just like vinegar, so the procedure should be carried out in the same way. Most importantly, remember to protect healthy skin with a zinc ointment or patch before applying the acid.
If you find a spike on your hands, remember that this is only a symptom of the manifestation of the HPV virus in the body. Therefore, before removing the growth, it is worth consulting with a doctor who will help determine the cause of the appearance of the wart and prescribe, if necessary, additional medications that increase immunity and stop the activity of the virus.
