Warts! How disgusting! What are these horrible growths on your hands, legs, even on your face? How do you get rid of them? People stare at you in the street and everybody is trying to avoid coming into contact with you! Actually, they are not entirely to blame, because while moles are totally harmless, warts can be really contagious. They are caused by a viral infection, known as the human papillomavirus and look like small, hard cauliflower like blisters. Warts may go away on their own eventually, but this can take as long as months, or even years. They will most likely recur at some point, because once you catch the virus, you have it for life, whether you actually grow warts or not.
Moles on the other hand are not caused by a virus, and are not contagious. They are usually colored, ranging from medium brown to dark blue-black, unlike warts which are generally skin colored or whitish. Moles are skin lesions formed by a type of cells known as melanocyte. Their dark color is due to a high concentration of melanin, the same pigmenting agent which makes our skin go brown in the sun.
Introduction, Contents & Discovery ToolIntro TextTable of Contents new!Related LensesLens Intro Title Lens Description Warts! How disgusting! What are these horrible growths on your hands, legs, even on your face? How do you get rid of them? People stare at you in the street and everybody is trying to avoid coming into contact with you! Actually, they are not entirely to blame, because while moles are totally harmless, warts can be really contagious. They are caused by a viral infection, known as the human papillomavirus and look like small, hard cauliflower like blisters. Warts may go away on their own eventually, but this can take as long as months, or even years. They will most likely recur at some point, because once you catch the virus, you have it for life, whether you actually grow warts or not.
Moles on the other hand are not caused by a virus, and are not contagious. They are usually colored, ranging from medium brown to dark blue-black, unlike warts which are generally skin colored or whitish. Moles are skin lesions formed by a type of cells known as melanocyte. Their dark color is due to a high concentration of melanin, the same pigmenting agent which makes our skin go brown in the sun.
What is the best way to get rid of warts?
What is the best way to get rid of warts?
There are many, many methods to remove warts, either at home or professionally. Professional methods are obviously more expensive and not always more effective than home-based ones. Methods used by professional dermatologists typically include electrocauterization, laser surgery or simply cutting off the wart with a scalpel. If you decide to treat your warts at home, you should be prepared for a fairly long-term procedure. It can take months, even years for warts to disapear completely, and even then it is possible that they might re-occur in the future. Below you can find some of the most popular and effective home remedies for wart removal. Cleanliness and dilligence is the first moto!
Best home remedies for wart removal
The duct tape method is probably the most effective home based method for removing warts. Even medical specialists recognize its effectiveness.
The banana peel method is very similar to the duct tape method, except that you use banana peel instead of duct tape. Simply apply the inside of a banana peel over the wart and stick it on. Every day rub the wart with a rough instrument, such as a pumice stone or emery board, wash it with soap and water and dab it with alcohol. Let it dry, then apply a new piece of banana peel. Follow this procedure for a week, and you should see the wart gradually grow softer and smaller, until it eventually disapears. You can speed up the treatment by applying a drop of grapefruit, papaya or pineapple extract before you cover the wart with banana peel.
The apple cider method is also considered quite effective and consists of rubbing the wart with apple cider and covering with a bandage, for at least one hour per day, until the wart goes away.
Crushed garlic may be used to cover the wart, then bandage it, for seven nights.
The raw potato method consists of rubbing a piece of raw potato (skin side out) on the wart, several times per day, for a few weeks.
What about removing moles?
Moles are an entirely different story from warts. Apart from the fact that they are caused by a virus and are definitely contagious, warts are totally harmless. In the case of moles however, there is always a possibility, however remote, that they may be, or may evolve into cancerous growths. I would strongly recommend that you have your moles inspected and removed by a qaulified dermatologist rather than attempt to remove them on your own. At the very least, before you do try any natural method for treating them, you should be absolutely sure that they are not malignent.
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