Thorn on the foot: the specifics of the disease and popular methods of treatment

The feeling of a foreign body in the skin of the foot, pain and burning can indicate the presence of a spinal cord in a person. A thorn is nothing more than a wart. Most often, a plantar wart appears in those parts of the foot that experience the greatest stress when walking. Much less often, this seal appears on the palms or fingers.

Outwardly, the thorn on the leg is almost no different from the plantar wart. The seal may be slightly protruding, which causes patients additional inconvenience in the form of pain, discomfort, as well as problems when choosing shoes.

However, it is impossible to get rid of a thorn like a wart. Conventional cosmetic procedures in the form of excision of keratinized skin or cutting it off will not have the desired effect. Getting rid of a plantar wart can be very difficult. Often, to solve this unpleasant problem, patients need to consult a doctor.

Despite the specificity of the disease, the spine can also be removed by alternative treatment methods. The main thing is to choose the most effective and safe treatment option for your health and consult a doctor first.

What is a bunion: symptoms, causes and signs

The spike is viral in nature. This name is given to education because of the sensations one experiences when walking. People usually experience a piercing sensation similar to being pricked by a thorn.

How is it formed?

The formation of a plantar wart begins with the appearance of a white nodule on the foot, slightly protruding above the surface of the skin. Later, with development, the formation begins to resemble calluses or keratinized calluses.The size of the spine usually reaches 1-1. 5 cm.

At the base of the spine are not the usual accumulations of horn cells, but filamentous growths. These growths are able to penetrate very deeply into the tissues. Thus, they affect the nerve fibers and cause pain to a person.

The spine may appear as a single formation or as a large group of warts. With the appearance of numerous spikes, one, the largest, "mother" spike can be distinguished. All other "daughter" warts are much smaller and are located around. Numerous plantar warts cause a lot of discomfort to a person and are very difficult to treat.

reasons

There is only one reason for the appearance of warts on the legs - this ishuman papilloma virus.

important: There is an opinion that parasites in the intestines can become the cause of spikes. In fact, this is a medically unfounded misconception.

The scheme of infecting a virus is quite simple. It is enough for a person to scratch the skin. The virus then enters the human body and penetrates the genes of the skin cells. The cells then deform and begin to look like a tumor, turning into a wart.

Most often, the infection occurs in childhood. Children usually contract the virus in kindergartens, schools, beaches or public showers. Only those children whose immunity is weakened are sick.

Appearing in childhood, the spine disappears during the period of growth. Since the immunity of an adult is stronger, warts appear very rarely.

The risks of transmitting the virus increase when the carrier's legs are injured. Scratches, blisters, cuts and scrapes are dangerous for people who are not infected with the virus. There are several factors that provoke the papilloma virus in the body:

1. sweating of the feet;
2. uncomfortable, tight shoes;
3. rubber, non-breathable shoes;
4. stress.

Symptoms and signs of the disease

Spike is an extremely unpleasant disease. The sensations caused by a plantar wart will significantly impair a person's quality of life. This manifestation of the papilloma virus is one of the most difficult. The main symptom of spinal cord pain is pain. It can accompany a person all the time until the wart is removed. The pain can be severe and is especially common when walking or running.

The spine can also hurt due to its tearing. Because there is a tissue roller around the wart, undermining it very often leads to severe, sharp pain and even bleeding. It is not safe to damage a wart. If this still happens, it is necessary to treat the wound with peroxide and stick it with a breathable bandage. Until the wound is completely healed, it is worth taking care of the cleanliness of shoes and socks.

Another characteristic symptom of the spine is discomfort when walking. This sensation is similar to pressure in the tissues. Patients describe it as feeling like a stone in a shoe. This is the first symptom of spikes. But the pain is associated later, along with the development of the disease and the growth of the plantar wart.

Differences between corns and calluses

Distinguishing a thistle from a corn is very easy. You can do this after taking a hot bath or shower. The steamed skin at the site of formation becomes "hairy". There are one or more black dots in the middle of the wart. It is from these black points that the filamentous process passes inside the skin. Unlike a corn, a wart is constantly growing.

A corn is more uniform than a wart. The spike is heterogeneous, it looks like a cauliflower. There is a depression in the center, and the entire surface structure is covered with small depressions.

important: The wart, like any wart, is a benign growth on the human body. The risks of his reincarnation are quite high. Tissue damage, stress and weakened immunity can trigger the malignant process of spinal tissue. Therefore, patients should consult a doctor promptly to combat the wart and its effective removal.

So the differences are:

• Corn has a uniform structure;
• Corn does not cause pain;
• It is easily removed with a file and softening procedures;
• The skin of the callus is very thick and raised, on the wart it is uneven, with depressions and hairs.

How to remove a thorn on the foot? Therapeutic methods

There are several options for how to remove the spike. First of all, you should consult a doctor and get medical help. Doctors offer several instrumental methods to remove the spine.

Electrocoagulation

This method is very simple and does not take time. Patients usually only need one procedure, during which the doctor can remove several small warts at once. Usually, one session of electrocoagulation takes only 1-1. 5 minutes. The time spent depends on the size of the warts and how many there are in total. Local anesthesia is used to remove plantar warts.

Before the procedure, the doctor treats the skin with antiseptics. The loop of the electrocoagulator is then adjusted around the spine, due to which the device thermally processes the tissues and leads to the death of the wart. The temperature at which the fabrics are scorched is 800 °C. This temperature burns the blood vessels, which helps prevent a person from bleeding. After the session, a crust forms on the skin, which falls off after the tissues have completely healed.

Removal of plantar warts with laser

Before starting the procedure, patients must be examined. This lets you know how deep the wart is in the skin. In the absence of such a review, the removal may be ineffective. Doctors determine the depth of penetration into the tissues of the antennae of the spine and proceed to the procedure. Before starting the procedure, the doctor injects an anesthetic injection under the wart. After the patient feels that the pain reliever has begun to work, the doctor puts on glasses and continues with the session.

While working with a laser, the doctor removes the pathological tissues in layers and at the same time cauterizes those vessels that feed the spine. Laser treatment is carried out until the root system of the wart is completely destroyed. After laser removal of the spine, the patient is left with a small burn. This burn requires constant treatment with antiseptics. The wound itself should be covered with dry gauze and a plaster. The duration of the removal session depends on the number of spines and their size.

Cryotherapy

This procedure involves removing the spike with liquid nitrogen. When removing spikes in this way, antispasmodics are almost never used, the procedure is painless. In some cases (with large spikes, thin skin) painkillers are still used. The procedure is performed in two different ways - with a catheter or with a cotton swab. The latter option is used much more often.

The doctor wipes the skin with antiseptics, dips a cotton swab in liquid nitrogen and touches the spike with it. Exposure to one wart should last about 5-30 seconds. The exposure time depends on the size of the wart. A longer exposure to nitrogen is needed if the patient has a large and deep spine. In this case, nitrogen must penetrate all layers of the skin to the very root of the wart, and therefore exposure to nitrogen can last 25-35 seconds. After the freezing process, the skin acquires a white-pink hue, which indicates the death of skin cells.

In almost 100% of cases, the next day after the procedure, patients have a medium bubble. Such a reaction of the skin to low temperatures is quite normal and indicates the effectiveness of the session. Clear or reddish fluid may accumulate in the bladder. You should not be afraid of this, because this process indicates that certain layers of the skin have been affected during the cryotherapy. The top of the balloon is usually the spine itself.

Toenail fungus: surgical treatment

In the event that no methods of removing the spine did not help to get rid of the disease, patients are advised to consult a doctor and surgically remove the formation. The method has many advantages:

1. High probability of complete removal.
2. Effective in removing particularly deep spikes.
3. Minimal chance of relapse.

Local anesthesia is also used during the procedure. During the session, the doctor removes all pathological tissues and stitches the wound. However, the procedure also has disadvantages:

1. After the session, scars remain.
2. Recovery time is longer.
3. deep incisions may hurt even several days after surgery.

The choice of the method by which the spine will be removed depends on the effect of the past methods of struggle. Also, the doctor is based on the results of the diagnosis and the general history.

How to deal with the thorn: medicines

Medicines help to remove spikes on the feet quite well. Today in the pharmacy you can find various drugs that have necrotizing properties, which allows you to quickly and effectively get rid of the problem.

If you suffer from the manifestations of thorns and do not know how to remove them, then you should pay attention to the reviews of such means:

• A cauterizing solution that has two main active substances in its composition - meta-cresol and phenol. These components have a toxic property that allows you to irreversibly destroy the cells of the spike. It should be borne in mind that the drug can affect the human nervous system. Therefore, the drug should be used only in accordance with the instructions.
• A popular medicine for thorns, which has an affordable price and good effectiveness. It contains cooling agents that allow the substance to be used to treat people of almost all age categories.
• A special convenient medical pencil that is able to get rid of spikes in the shortest possible time. The peculiarity of the product is that it contains silver nitrate. It is he who has a bactericidal effect on the affected tissues.
• A budget tool with an aggressive and burning property. It is sold in pharmacies in the form of a concentrated solution. When removing the spike, care must be taken not to accidentally apply the product to healthy tissue. If the liquid still gets on the skin, then it should be rinsed thoroughly with water and treated with citric or acetic acid (5%).
• Universal remedy with birch tar, which has anti-inflammatory and disinfectant properties. However, it must be remembered that in the treatment of thorns, it is absolutely impossible to combine this drug with other drugs.
• A special patch that is treated with salicylic acid. It softens the spikes and helps to remove them freely. This patch cannot be used if a child, a pregnant woman has warts.

A bunion is a tissue disease that can cause a person significant pain and discomfort in the future. Self-medication with drugs without prior consultation with a doctor is not recommended.

Treatment with folk methods

In some cases, it is quite possible to remove the colossus at home. However, one important factor should be taken into account - the disease should not be neglected. Alternative methods of treatment can help only if you follow the regularity and use the medicine correctly.

If for some reason you cannot seek qualified help, then there are several popular proven methods that can help get rid of a hated problem.

horseradish	The main value of horseradish in the treatment of thorns is the juice. For therapy, you need to grate horseradish on a fine grater and apply it to warts. Before the procedure, the feet must first be steamed. The affected area should be wrapped with polythene and then put on socks for the night. Continue the procedure until the disease completely disappears.
Onion and vinegar	Another effective tool that allows you to get rid of the problem in 3 procedures. The onion should be grated to a pulp and diluted with a small amount of vinegar. A thick patch is stuck on the spike and a small hole is made in it, in which the finished product is placed and sealed with another patch on top. Perhaps a person will feel discomfort and a slight burning, but the medicine should be left until the morning.
Nettles	Completely painless, but, unfortunately, seasonal method. You need to take young nettle leaves and grind them to a pulp. The resulting mixture should be applied to the spike and wrap the leg with a clean burdock leaf. To keep this design in place, you should wear socks on your feet. In the morning, the condition of the skin will improve significantly and the wart will be removed along with the dead layer of the epidermis.
potatoes	Raw potatoes should be grated on a fine grater, but the juice should not be squeezed out. The mixture should be applied to a cotton swab and applied to the wart. For fixation, you can use a sterile bandage. The procedure must be repeated each time 2 times a day. The only drawback of the treatment of potato spikes is the long duration of the therapy, which lasts at least 2 weeks.
Sulphur	Quite a painful, but effective method of disease. Sulfur to cure spikes can be taken from ordinary matches. It needs to be cleaned from the heads. In the wart, you need to make a small indentation, which you can make with nail scissors or a needle (sterile), then pour sulfur into it and set it on fire. This procedure must be performed extremely carefully. The spike disappears after the first procedure.

Another unlikely but extremely popular method of frying is raw meat. You should buy fresh meat that has never been refrigerated. A small piece should be applied to the warts and left for some time. In the future, the meat should be buried in the ground. As soon as the meat is completely rotted, the spikes will disappear.

There are reviews of home treatment of warts, in some cases people use extremely unusual folk methods that also help with the disease. Here are some of them:

• cement - helps to destroy warts in 2-3 sessions.
• nail polish - helps to prevent the delivery of oxygen to the wart, due to which it dies in a short period of time;
• sweets with vinegar - it is necessary to knead a hard dough with vinegar and apply a raw cake to the sick leg at night.

In order for the spike on the leg to pass as quickly as possible, the following rules must be observed:

1. monitor the hygiene of the feet, prevent the appearance of fungi and other viruses;
2. increasing the protective functions of immunity - organize a good diet that includes a sufficient amount of vitamins, minerals;
3. to prevent foot injury when walking, it is better to use soft socks and soft shoes during the treatment.

If you cannot deal with the pimple yourself, then you should contact your dermatologist immediately. He will examine you and prescribe the necessary treatment.