Warts are small, noncancerous (benign) and generally harmless skin growths caused by HPV that can occur in people of any age and anywhere on the body, such as the face, feet, groin, genital area, or hands.
Warts can appear alone or in groups and can easily spread from one area of the body to another. Warts tend to disappear without specific treatment, but the use of warts remedies can be helpful in speeding up this process.
The 5 types of warts that exist, classified by their location and morphology, are:
1. Wart planting: this wart affects the feet and looks a bit like a fish eye. This wart is similar to a lime because it is usually yellowish and has black dots inside;
2. Filiform wart: is a thin, elongated wart that appears mainly on the face or neck of the elderly;
3. Common wart: This wart is usually less than 1 cm in diameter, is firm to the touch and usually has a rough, rounded or irregular surface. It can be leather, grey, yellowish, brown or black;
4. Flat wart: this is a small, flat-looking wart that appears in groups, is mild and occurs most often on the face;
5. Genital wart: it is a wart that appears in the intimate area of the woman or man and can increase the risk of developing cancer, usually soft and pink.
There are different types of treatments available for the removal of warts, including cryotherapy, cutting or burning, laser surgery or remedies for salicylic and/or lactic acid.
Cryotherapy is the most effective method to remove warts because it uses liquid nitrogen to freeze the virus and wart, causing it to fall within a week.
Some of these treatments should be performed in the doctor’s office by a dermatologist and those applied at home should only be used after being checked by your doctor, as this may not be a wart but another more serious skin problem, and treatment can make the condition even worse.
Warts spread through direct contact with other warts and children are often the most affected because they tend to pinch warts.
However, it is important to note that wart viruses are only transmitted to others if they find an area of the skin to penetrate, such as an ingrown nail or sore, for example.