Causes of warts on hands
Warts can develop in awkward and potentially embarrassing places on the body, especially on the hands, which is hard to cover up. If you cut or damage your skin in some way, it's easier for warts to take hold. However, you can avoid its arrival by understanding what can cause your warts and take the required precautions.
Warts come in all shapes and sizes; they can show up as a single bump, cluster or flat lesions. They can appear anywhere on the body and create discomfort. While warts can grow anywhere, they most often occur on hands and feet.
What are warts?
If you’ve never had a wart before, you may not know what this little growth on the skin is, at first. Warts occur when skin cells develop faster than normal because they are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV). Warts are skin-colored bumps that may be rough to touch and grainy in appearance. You may even notice little black dots, these are tiny blood vessels. Warts can reappear; however, in some cases, people may never have one again.
How can warts spread?
Different HPV strains cause different types of warts. The wart-causing virus can be passed on by close skin-to-skin contact or contact with personal items; it enters the body mainly through skin breakage. They can also spread from one part of the body to other parts.
The virus can spread through:
- Scratching or biting a wart
- Sucking fingers
- Biting fingernails, if there are warts around the nails
- Shaving the face or legs
- Coming into contact with rough surfaces, having damaged or wet skin can increase the risk of infection.
Even though warts are contagious, you can lower your risk of picking up the virus with preventive steps.
Preventive steps for warts
By following these simple guidelines, you can prevent warts and avoid their spread if you already have them:
- Wash your hands frequently, especially if you were in contact with anyone with warts.
- Don’t pick at your warts
- Cover warts with a bandage
- Keep your hands and feet dry
- If you bite your cuticles or fingernails, do your best to stop. Biting nails creates a chance for viruses to enter your body through the opening.
- Try to keep your skin moisturized, free of cuts, and healthy.
If you already have warts, waiting for them to go away can backfire. The wart may get bigger, new warts may appear or you can spread it to other people as well.
You should see a dermatologist if it is causing physical pain or is affecting your overall well-being.
Also read: https://www.drbatras.com/skin-diseases/warts/types
Homeopathy treatment for warts
Conventional modes of treatment adopt suppression or removal techniques to get rid of warts. It may cause pain and scarring. Homeopathy treatment follows a corrective approach to treat warts rather than suppressing them. Homeopathic medicines boost the immune system of the body to fight HPV, which causes warts.
Homeopathic treatment for warts is mainly through constitutional medicine. In this, a homeopath looks at the wart symptoms and also the psychological, emotional, physical, and hereditary information of the individual. Homeopathy remedies for warts are made from natural substances. Hence, they are free from side effects.
According to a case study published in the Indian Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, a 10-year-old boy presented warts on his fingers. He kept getting a new growth of warts every 15 days. The lesions were rough as well as flat and some of them grew larger. He was highly embarrassed and his parents were extremely anxious. He was also diagnosed with recurrent upper respiratory tract infections. He was prescribed lycopodium clavatum, a homeopathic remedy. Within 3 months, there was the complete improvement in the wart lesions. There was also a remarkable improvement in his immunity.
At Dr Batra’s®, we have treated 1.41 lakh skin conditions including warts with a 94.3% positive treatment outcome (authenticated by American Quality Assessors) for over 35 years. Our doctors help to get rid of warts safely and effectively, without using painful conventional methods. If you think you have any symptoms of warts, book an appointment with us for effective homeopathy treatment for warts.
