The treatment of flat warts mainly adopts topical medication, physical therapy and oral medication.
1. Topical drug treatment: according to the different conditions of the skin lesions to choose drugs and the use of the method, there are mainly the following kinds of drugs.
(1) Salicylic acid: It mainly plays a therapeutic role by promoting the exfoliation of epidermis.
(2) Vitamin A acid ointment: through the regulation of cellular immunity and the regulation of epithelial cell proliferation to achieve the therapeutic effect on flat warts.
(3) Interferon gel: a broad-spectrum antiviral agent, with inhibition of viral replication, enhance the role of cellular immunity. It can be used in conjunction with other means.
2. Physical therapy:
(1) Cryotherapy: liquid nitrogen is usually used to generate low temperature, which makes the skin lesions necrotic and detached, and its side effects include pain in the treatment area, blistering and skin discoloration. Therefore, it is usually not used for younger patients.
(2) Photodynamic therapy: This involves the topical application of photosensitizers such as aminoglutaric acid (ALA) followed by light exposure, which can cause the death of infected cells in the skin lesions.
3. Oral medication: for a larger number of flat warts or patients who have not been cured for a long time need to take medication orally, there is no accurate and effective anti-human papillomavirus therapeutic drugs. You can use some immunomodulators, such as levamisole, BCG polysaccharide ribonucleic acid injection.
In conclusion, the treatment of flat warts needs to follow the principle of individualization under the guidance of physicians, and choose the appropriate program of treatment. The above drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use, do not self-medication.