Cheeks, eyelids, body, or limbs
Suddenly, a small bump popped up
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These small bumps on the skin
It could be a wart
You may be infected with the HPV virus~
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Small bumps on the skin may be warts
There are many types of small bumps that can grow on the skin, such as skin tags or seborrheic keratinization caused by skin aging, or purulent granulomas caused by trauma, and the most common of them is warts.
Warts are growths on the surface of the skin caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and come in many types.
Common warts
Common warts can occur anywhere on the body, most often on the hands.
It usually appears as a hemispherical bulge with a rough and papillomatou-like surface, which can be grayish-yellow or stained brown in color, and is generally painless.
Trauma or immersion in unclean water are common triggers.
Flat warts
Flat warts are mainly seen in young people and often occur on areas such as the face, backs of the hands and forearms.
They are generally flat papules the size of rice grains to mung beans, with a relatively smooth surface, often in large quantities, appearing in batches, and can be distributed in a linear pattern along the scratch, and may be itching.
Image from "Too Handsome Gallery"
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It can be thought of as a common wart that grows on the soles of the feet, but it is slightly different from common warts due to the pressure points that appear on the feet.
The color is grayish, the surface is rough, and the plantar warts are generally only slightly raised due to the pressure of the feet.
As the disease progresses, enlarged plantar warts may cause pain when walking.
Filiform warts
It refers to some elongated finger-like or filamentous growths on the surface of the skin, with a rough tip and a soft overall texture, often occurring on the face and neck.
There is usually no significant discomfort, but it can also be transmitted by scratching.
Image from "Too Handsome Gallery"
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Is warts infected with HPV?
Warts are all related to HPV, which is usually caused by small breaks in skin trauma, scratching or dry cracking, and the HPV virus takes advantage of the weakness to invade the epidermis, causing the epidermis to multiply excessively and become wart-like.
At this point, you may be a little uneasy:
"Is this HPV the kind of HPV that causes cervical cancer?"
Rest assured, although they are all members of the HPV family, they are not one model.
Data source: Zhao Bian. Clinical Dermatology-3rd Edition[M].Jiangsu Science and Technology Press,2001.
The HPV virus that causes skin warts is generally low-risk types such as 1, 2, and 4, and is generally cleared by the body within 1 year, and warts may also resolve spontaneously within 1-2 years.
Therefore, the general warts on the trunk, limbs or face do not need to be too stressed. If immunity is normal, they may be spontaneously eliminated.
However, if warts are found in the genital area and mucous membranes, it is necessary to be alarmed, which is often a high-risk type of the virus.
The most common clinical manifestation is genital warts, and long-term infection can even induce cancer. Therefore, if you find it, please seek medical attention promptly.
Genital warts, picture from "Too Handsome Gallery"
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Can warts get rid of themselves?
Although the warts are not deeply pierced, only in the epidermis, it is difficult to remove them directly, unless the strength is particularly strong, and at the same time, there is no fear of pain at all.
In addition, warts tend to be thicker, and there are more capillaries at the base of the wart, so if it is not deep, the wart can only shed layers of skin, and after a while, it will grow again.
If it is pulled deeply, then the blood vessels at the base will be exposed, and although the blood will not flow as well, it will not stop the bleeding so easily.
Therefore, if needed, you can go to the hospital for treatment. Physical therapy, such as laser, electrocautery, freezing, curettage, etc., is generally more effective. It is up to the doctor to determine which one is applicable.
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Don't pick it yourself
Improving immunity is key
Warts can be prevented in 3 ways:
- Avoid trauma
Warts are mainly transmitted through skin contact with broken lesions, and in addition to direct contact with lesions, they can also be transmitted by contact with items contaminated with HPV under certain conditions. Therefore, an important way to prevent warts is to avoid trauma.
Scratches caused by scratching may also be a conduit for HPV transmission. Therefore, it is especially important for people who already have warts to avoid scratching, which can cause the wart to spread from one part of the body to the rest of the body.
- Practice good hygiene
Avoid sharing towels, slippers, etc., to avoid cross-transmission.
- Exercise reasonably and get plenty of rest
Improving one's own immunity is an effective way to prevent the virus from taking advantage of the situation.
- Source: Popular Science China, People's Daily Online Popular Science
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