Wart in medical terms refers to common wart, a benign skin growth caused by human papillomavirus infection. It manifests as a firm papule. The prognosis is good after treatment with medication and physical therapy.
Common warts are wart-like growths caused by human papilloma virus infection of the skin mucosa. Common warts can occur in any part of the body, mostly on the hands, starting with a pinpoint-sized pimple, and then gradually become soybean-sized, rough to the touch, gray-brown, brown pale white or normal skin color.
The treatment of common warts on the body should be based on the location of the warts, number, size, the presence of secondary infection and previous treatment, such as the use of electric drying method, cryotherapy, scraping, photodynamic therapy, surgical excision or corrosive agents, etc. You can also follow the doctor’s instructions for external use of retinol cream, tazarotene gel and other retinol drugs, which can loosen and make the keratolysis, so as to make the warts fall off. Physical therapy, such as electrocautery or laser treatment, can also be used to cauterize the warts and make them fall off. The prognosis for warts after treatment is good, with a very small number of patients experiencing a recurrence.
If you have warts, it is recommended that you go to the hospital, get a clear diagnosis, and have the treatment standardized under the guidance of the doctor.