The face is the first thing we pay attention to when meeting a person. Papilloma on the eyelid of the eye can greatly affect the attractiveness and self-esteem.
But, in addition to external discomfort, the neoplasm can cause other vision problems. Therefore, it is necessary to treat such growths.
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Methods of infection and causes of papilloma
Growths of various shapes and sizes appear on the skin or mucous membranes under the influence of the human papillomavirus . Most of humanity is a carrier of a dormant virus. In this state, it is not dangerous and is not transmitted to a healthy person.
But those who have papillomas can infect others. It is the damaged growth that is the focus of new and active viruses. Most often, this infection is transmitted sexually. In addition to HPV, you can also get other sexually transmitted diseases. Therefore, you need to protect yourself during sexual intercourse.
In addition, there are other ways of infection:
- From mother to baby during the passage of the birth canal. In this case, the child may develop papillomas on the eyelids , face, mucous membranes of the oral cavity or respiratory tract.
- Contact household way. The virus perfectly tolerates environmental conditions. He is most comfortable in rooms with high humidity. If you decide to visit the pool, sauna or water park, you must use personal hygiene products. It is this method of infection that provokes the appearance of growths on the eyelids.
- Autoinfection. If there is a neoplasm on the lower eyelid of the eye, and it is damaged in any way (when the warts are torn off or removed by folk methods), then the virus can spread to the upper eyelid. The same applies to papillomas in other parts of the body.
But papillomas do not always appear immediately after infection with the virus. The first manifestations may appear both after a few days or months, and after many years. Why do symptoms appear differently for everyone? Everything is very simple. If the human immune system is working normally, then the virus is immediately neutralized and does not give its manifestations.
But when the body’s defenses are weakened:
- other viral diseases.
- Frequent stress.
- Long-term use of medications.
- Having bad habits.
The virus quickly activates and damages healthy cells, causing them to quickly divide and create growths of various shapes, sizes and even colors. After removal, papillomas may reappear. This means that you need to rethink your lifestyle well and strengthen your immune system.
The appearance of papillomas in the eyes of older people, which may be dirty hands, indicates age-related changes in the functioning of the body.
Is papilloma dangerous
Most often, the formations are benign. If they are small, then they do not cause discomfort. But if the papilloma on the upper eyelid is large, then it can cause difficulties in perceiving the outside world. In addition, even a slight damage can cause neoplasms to appear on neighboring areas of the skin.
Warts of any size on the lower and inner eyelids cause great discomfort. There seems to be a foreign body in the eye. He constantly waters, itches, blushes. Sometimes, on the contrary, the mucous membranes become very dry.
Such an eye wants to be constantly scratched or rubbed. And this causes bacterial diseases of the eye. This situation is especially difficult for a child. He cannot control himself and constantly puts dirty hands in his eyes.
But the papilloma of the upper eyelid, like the lower one, is not such a harmless formation. With frequent injuries, a wart or growth can degenerate into a malignant one and cause cancer of the eye.
Symptoms
The causes of papilloma in the eyes were found out, but what are the symptoms of this disease? There are no clinical manifestations, except for growths, warts or age spots, in both adults and children.
Outwardly, it is impossible to determine whether a person has a virus or not until papillomas appear. To do this, you need to do a blood test for antibodies to HPV. But when the first speck or wart appears on the eye , then you must definitely consult a doctor.
Methods of treatment
There are several ways to get rid of neoplasms: complex treatment, conservative or exclusively removal. But folk remedies should not try to remove growths. Some of them contain acids, some even recommend tying the wart with a thread , and it will fall off by itself. But such treatment can only hurt.
How to treat neoplasms is decided only by the doctor, focusing on a specific case, with its own characteristics and contraindications. To remove growths, doctors recommend using complex treatment. Medications will increase the body’s immunity, and removal will relieve the defect quickly and almost painlessly.
There are cases when taking antiviral and immunomodulatory drugs allows you to remove external manifestations, that is, growths and warts. But in any case, it is better to trust the recommendations of specialists than to self-medicate.
Removal of papilloma on the eyelid is carried out by the same methods as on any other part of the body. It could be:
- Traditional surgery.
- laser procedure.
- Electroknife ( electrocoagulation ).
But cryodestruction is not used to remove neoplasms from the eyelid. Liquid nitrogen is able to penetrate into the structures of the eye and can adversely affect them. How to remove the papilloma is decided by the attending physician, assessing the depth of tissue damage and individual tolerability of the procedure.
Preventive actions
In order for the removed papillomas not to appear again, it is necessary to undergo a course of drug treatment. But still, you cannot completely protect yourself, because even a small viral infection can provoke a relapse. With reduced immunity, papillomas appear again.
Another question that interests those who have HPV is whether it is possible to remove the virus from the body forever? Unfortunately no. The virus can only be deactivated. But it is worth remembering that bad habits, stress and other viral diseases reduce immunity, which means that HPV manifestations can occur again.
