Warts threadlike (acrochords): description, symptoms and features of treatment

Threadlike warts (acrochords) are benign fleshy growths on the surface of the skin that appear in those who have been infected with the human papillomavirus.

Names of any cutaneous formations are usually given depending either on the appearance of the so-called cosmetic defect, or on its location on the human body. Thus, the filiform warts look like elongated processes of the flesh. Most often they grow on the face, mostly on the eyelids or lips. In some cases, they are found on the neck, in the armpits or in certain areas of the legs.

Infection with the human papillomavirus stimulates excessive growth of the upper layers of the skin, resulting in the formation of disgusting neoplasms. They need to be removed not only because of unattractive appearance, but also because such warts are extremely contagious. Apart from these factors, such skin formations do not bring any discomfort to the patient, do not ache and do not itch. They are easy to treat. It is important, however, not to postpone therapy or surgery.

Symptomatics

Wart-like warts are characterized by the following symptoms:

• Fleshy formations appearing on the face, neck and the above parts of the body;
• Benign nature of growths;
• Elongated shape;
• No complaints about the patient's discomfort;
• Painless;
• Propensity to spread to other areas of the skin.

In rare cases, there are specific symptoms of the pathology - itching and bleeding.

If the warts grow near the skin folds or where the skin is constantly rubbed with clothing, they can become painful and inflamed.

Causes

Threadlike warts (papillomas, or acrochords) appear due to infection of the body with human papillomavirus. However, not all types of this virus cause the growth of cutaneous neoplasms. For the spread of warts, strains 1, 2, 4, 27 and 29 are responsible. There are several ways of transmission of infection.

Contact with the carrier of the virus

• A single touch to someone else's viral wart is enough to get infected with HPV.
• The patient is able to unintentionally promote the proliferation of benign formations by successively touching the outgrowths and other (wart free) areas of the body.
• If the integrity of the skin surface is compromised, the risk of infection with the infection is significantly increased.

Clothing, footwear and personal care items

• The use of the same items of clothing with the infected person leads to the spread of the virus. It is especially dangerous to share clothes that are directly related to warts.
• It is highly recommended not to wear the same shoes.
• Do not share towels and cosmetics for facial and body care.
• In addition, the human papilloma virus can exist on a wide variety of surfaces, including the floors of the shower cabins and the sides of the pools.

Risk factors

There are circumstances that significantly increase the risk of infection with the infection responsible for threadlike warts. Papillomas appear in a short time in those who are exposed to the following risk factors:

• Damage to the skin (cuts, abrasions);
• Weakened immune system;
• Prolonged exposure to HPV;
• Close contact with the carrier of the human papillomavirus;
• Warm and moist skin.

Treatment

There are many ways to treat this pathology. Thus, as active agents with a keratolytic effect, topical agents are used. They promote the loosening of the epidermis and the removal of unwanted formations. These substances include:

• Salicylic acid (it will take several times to put it on the wart, so that the latter will come off completely);
• Trichloroacetic acid ;
• 5-fluorouracil.

Cryotherapy

Cryotherapy is a procedure in which fleshy skin formations are exposed to liquid nitrogen. After the end of therapy, small blisters may appear on the affected area.

Doctors recommend that their patients wear bandages on the areas where filiform warts were previously located. Treatment is considered complete after removal of dead skin.

If the build-up has reached a large size, it will take several treatment sessions with liquid nitrogen before the wart finally disappears. Depending on the exact number, size and location of the formations, doctors prescribe up to six sessions of cryotherapy at intervals of 2-4 weeks.

Some people react very painfully to the surface treatment of the skin with liquid nitrogen, so the process of freezing is as slow as possible and the impact on the build-up is gradual.

Cryotherapy can have side effects in the form of pain syndrome, tendon damage, superficial nerve damage, discoloration of the skin, scarring or recurrence of viral warts.

Cantharidin

The treatment with this substance is similar in many respects to the more traditional cryotherapy. The procedure causes the appearance of blisters, which gradually dry up. The dead skin is removed.

Minor surgery

• The operation is performed with a scalpel or electric needle.
• Before the surgery, the affected area of the body is subjected to local anesthesia.
• Considering that filamentary warts are small sizes of formation on the surface of the skin, surgical intervention is performed promptly and guarantees complete removal of the build-up in one single procedure. Repetition of the operation is not required.
• On the affected area after the operation, a scarring process is possible.
• Electrosurgery involves two procedures: curettage (scraping) and moxibustion.
• The basis of the wart is burned by the method of diathermocoagulation, or cauterization.
• The operating wound heals within two weeks.
• Perhaps the secondary distribution of formations.

Laser Removal

If the filiform warts are not amenable to any other method of treatment, the doctor prescribes their removal by laser. This method is characterized by high cost and an increased risk of scarring.

Other methods of traditional medicine

At home, unwanted growths can be pasted with adhesive tape or tape to prevent them from becoming saturated with oxygen and prevent the infection from spreading throughout the body and moving to other people. Some doctors recommend the treatment of tumors with cytotoxic substances. In the presence of multiple warts, somatic retinoids are used.

It is advisable to get vaccinated against human papillomavirus. Although vaccination is not a cure, it will protect you from infection.

Infectiousness

The filiform warts are extremely contagious. Avoid touching such outgrowths on the bodies of other people. In addition, it is undesirable to share clothing, footwear and personal hygiene with infected people . Human papilloma virus can be caught in any public place, so in places reserved for water procedures (showers, pools), be sure to wear rubber shales. For any, even minor damage to the skin (cuts, scratches, abrasions), seal the wounded area with a band-aid. By observing these simple preventive measures, you can reduce the risk of the virus entering your body, and therefore, reduce the likelihood of threadlike warts.

At home

If you do not have the opportunity or desire to eliminate unattractive growths with the help of common methods of traditional medicine, you probably will be interested in the removal of threadlike warts by the folk method. There are several quite affordable and 100% natural healing products that can help you get rid of unattractive growths on the skin surface.

Potatoes

Many women know that slices of raw potatoes can cope with the elimination of dark circles under the eyes. However, few people know that an ordinary inexpensive vegetable can quickly and without a side effect literally wipe the skin of unwanted education. For the home procedure, peel the potato, cut off a round slice from it and rub the wart for five minutes. These actions must be repeated three times a day. Use potatoes until the wart completely disappears.

Apple vinegar

Ordinary food apple cider vinegar is able to get rid of a wide variety of problems with skin and hair. It is considered one of the most powerful means to combat skin eruptions and outgrowths. The acid in the basis of this liquid attacks excessively overgrown epidermis and literally removes excess layers from the surface. Moreover, apple cider vinegar liquidates and the virus living in the wart.

For effective removal of tumors, take two tablespoons of vinegar, pour them into a cup and moisten the cotton ball in a liquid. Attach the ball to the wart and fix it with a bandage of clean cloth or bandage. Leave the dressing on for the whole day. The wart will come off after a few weeks of regular application of apple cider vinegar.

Pineapple juice

Pineapples are considered an exotic dessert, rich in vitamins and conducive to healthy digestion. Who would have thought that the juice of amazing fruits can not only saturate the body with the necessary nutrients, but also eliminate threadlike warts, treatment, removal and prevention of which traditional medicine methods are not always possible? Its acidity, along with the presence of specific enzymes in the liquid composition, allows efficient and rapid removal of tumors.

Cut and clean a piece of pineapple, then squeeze out fresh juice from it. Wet the wart with juice for 5-10 minutes, then wipe it with a clean cloth. Repeat the procedure 2-3 times a day. It will take several days for the build-up to completely disappear from the surface of the skin.