How to treat warts on face and neck?

Warts are annoying, pesky little things that can pop up unexpectedly. The face and neck are particularly susceptible to warts, which can be embarrassing and downright disgusting. Luckily, there are a variety of treatments that can help remove these unsightly growths.

What Causes Warts on the Face and Neck?

Warts arise from human papillomavirus (HPV), one of the most common viruses in the world. Anyone can contract HPV through contact with an infected person or object. Not all types of HPV cause warts, but certain strains specifically affect the face and neck area.

Types of Facial and Neck Warts

There are several types of facial and neck warts, each defined by their physical appearance:

  • Common warts: Usually found on fingers or hands
  • Flat warts: Small-sized yet numerous in quantity
  • Filiform warts: Long narrow stalks grow outwards from skin
  • Plantar wartus Orthopedies

For many people dealing with wart outbreaks is just as depressing as something like seeing your dog run away, Fortunately though there are effective treatment options available!

Home Remedies for Facial Wart Removal

While some people opt for professional medical intervention when it comes to facial wart removal—others prefer more natural means; Here is a comprehensive list!

Apple Cider Vinegar

You’ve probably heard apple cider vinegar binned around when talking about home remedies—the stuff has proven health benefits ranging from weight loss to clear skin so who could blame anyone? Here’s what you need:

  1. Pure Apple Cider Vinegar
  2. Cotton balls/buds/gauze pads/anything absorbent.
  3. Tape/Bandage if needed

Directions

1) Dip cotton ball into apple cider vinegar until completely soaked.
2) Apply it onto affected areas using bandage/dressing.
3) Cover it overnight.

Apple cider vinegar is a mild acid which has been shown to softe skin and disolve flat warts. It also kills the HPV virus, making it an effective treatment for facial warts of all kinds.

Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree oil acts as a natural antiseptic and antiviral—great from skincare to wound healing! This essential oil helps fight off the wart viruses while soothing inflamed areas with its anti-inflammatory properties!

Directions

1) Dilute tea tree oil (with water or carrier liquids like coconut/olive oils).
2) Dab mixture onto affected area using absorbent material.
3) Change dressings every 8-10 hours.

Garlic

It’s no secret that garlic smells—and as one who loves garlic flavored pizza—I don’t mind but your friends might—for this reason, maybe do this when you’ll be in close proximity with animals mostly? Hear out though: Garlic is great at removing bothersome skin growths since alliantoin chemical soften up fats in cells causing them to burst open 😉

The direction:

All you need:
1. A clove of peeled raw / cooked fresh garlic
2. Bandage/Duct tape/ Medical plaster.

Instructions:

1.Crush some fresh peeled cloves into a paste
2.Apply directly on top of clean wart surface
3.Seal bandage/plaster over the top so that substance doesn’t move around after application.
4.Leave on overnight

Over-The-Counter Wart Removal Products

There are several OTC medications specifically developed for removing common, plantar, flat or filiform warts which require little effort—all purchased without an Rx !

Here’s what they recommend by far:

Resolve 40% Salicylic Acid Liquid Remover

This specific product comes hyped up by both doctors and consumers alike who claim it’s the best saliclylic acid type of liquid. It assists with sloughing off wart-infected skin in about 2 to 3 weeks.

Directions:

1) Soak affected area for five minutes.
2) Dry with towel or gauze pad
3) Apply thin coat of medication to wart only (doesn’t require bandage).
4.) Let dry, cover warts until they disappear

Wart Removal Procedures:

If none of the tried methods seem effective, it may be time to seek professional medical help; but where do you turn? A dermatologist might suggest any number of procedures ranging from freezing or excision. Here are some procedures commonly used by licensed professionals:

Cryotherapy

When over-the-counter treatments fail , cryotherapy is usually the recommended steps towards solving your warty nightmares! This therapy uses liquid nitrogen and delivers extreme cold temperatures directly on top- causin-those stubborn things to freeze solid—ultimately causing them tip shed like an iceberg in warm waters!

Process

The process involves three basic stages:
– Local Anesthetic Application
– Freezing Agent
– Post-surgery medications + wound documentation ( if needed)

Outcome & Timeframe: Results normally appear after a month and completion normally takes about six months total post-surgery.

Laser Therapy

Laser therapy requires no physical contact/touch/ “ripping”/cutting/drilling/harvesting whatsoever—it simply applies high-intensity beams specifically tuned into a single color wavelength strong enough to combat those unwanted growths!!!

Unfortunately this procedure does bring along some discomfort—you know just major sensations and well since we’re sticking without self-referencing doesn’t that makes us feel great?!

But wait there more; laser surgery has minimal side-effects including mild pain, slight redness or occasionally sore scabbing (nothing worse than shaving wounds)

The Process:

Brief laser exposure > patient prioritized > Healing medication prescribed.

Conclusion:

Facial and neck warts are unpleasant cosmetic blemishes that can negatively impact our self-esteem or general comfort-ability; luckily there exist home remedies, over-the-counter treatments & medical procedures aimed at treating them (So it’s not all doom and gloom on this subject).

Our advice? Try out some natural remedies such as apple cider vinegar, tea tree oil/garlic prior to seeking professional help but if things don’t work out—well you in good hands with what basics of cryotherapy/laser therapy have been discussed too! Just don’t let facial warts rule your life 💪

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