What to do if you have a wart

The wart is a common name for “common wart”, which is a benign proliferative skin disease due to human papilloma virus infection. Some of the common warts can gradually subside naturally, and can be treated with medication, physical therapy, and surgery under the guidance of a doctor if necessary. 1. General treatment: common warts can be manifested as cauliflower-like or papilloma-like elevation, rough surface uneven, gray or light brown, hard texture, belong to the benign superfluous organisms. The majority of patients can gradually subside within 5 years, patients should avoid excessive scratching, so as not to cause their own proliferation, infection, scarring and other adverse consequences. 2. medication: patients can use medication to remove common warts under the guidance of a doctor, such as applying salicylic acid to cover the warts, warts root pingyangmycin, intradermal injection of vitamin D3, etc., usually need a few days to recover. 3. Physical therapy: some physical therapy is also commonly used in the treatment of common warts, such as liquid nitrogen cryotherapy, laser therapy, electrocautery therapy, etc., usually can quickly destroy the warts. 4. Surgery: For patients with large warts, surgery may be considered to remove the warts and then suture the wounds, or in some cases a special spatula may be used to scrape the warts away. It is recommended that patients who are considering getting rid of common warts go to a regular hospital, choose the best treatment plan under the guidance of the doctor, and avoid using medication privately to avoid delaying their condition.