Tips on How to Get Rid of Warts



Posted: Sunday, February 25, 2007

by
Charles Hamel

Looking for ways to get rid of embarrasing warts? Don't want to use prescription medications or pay for a doctors visit. This article will be a dream come true.

Most warts don't hurt but sure can be annoying, especially if it's on a part of your body that gets touched a lot or bumped. There are different types of warts that you can get, some are smooth, some are rough, others grow in clumps.

5 Common warts

1. A common wart that people get is elevated off of the skin and is very rough and dry to the touch. This type can appear anywhere on the body.

2. There is the flat wart, that can occur in multiples and also will pop up on any part of the body: face, arms, hands or legs. This type is very common in women who shave their legs.

3. A wart frequently appearing on the soles of the feet is the plantar wart or seed wart.

4. Genital warts are found around the genital and anal area of men and women.

5. Warts can also be found on the lips and in the mouth, these appear as small whitish bumps, but they are not very common.

Are you plagued with warts?

One sure way to tell if a bump is a wart or not is to look at the natural lines of the skin. If it is truly a wart the skin lines will not continue through the wart but stop and start on each side. Also warts are typically rough and not smooth.

Causes of warts

Warts are caused by the human papilloma virus or HPV virus for short. The virus is just like a germ and loves to nest in warm moist places. Warts are typically started by HPV entering small cuts or scratches on the skin. When the virus finds the ideal conditions the wart will start to form.

Warts can easily spread

It is important that you keep the area of the wart clean and don't pick or scratch at it. Warts are contagious, and using a towel or washcloth after a person with warts can spread the virus.

How long will warts last?

a quarter of warts left untreated will go away in 6 months or less, the other 75% will take 2-3 years. Treatment will remove them much quicker, but if the virus is not eradicated they will often return.

Getting rid of warts

We have all been told that duct tape is good for everything and warts is not an exception. A small piece of tape on the wart acts as a skin irritant and will spur the body into producing antibodies that will fight the virus.

This is a simple natural remedy of removing unsightly warts, without using harsh medications. You will find other natural ways of taking care of similar skin problems such as moles and skin tags.

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