If the warts are only on the face, there are minimal complications, because they are benign lesions. You may worry about it because of their cosmetic effects. But, if you have genital warts, you really should be worried, because there is a risk of cancer.
What are warts?
Warts are lesions on your skin, which are caused by a virus called a human papilloma virus.
How do they look like?
Warts are elevated areas of skin, which can range from several millimeters to centimeters. There top could be pappiliferous, dome shaped, or flat. Genital warts could appear like a cauliflower. Most often they take the same colour as the skin.
How are they transmitted?
Warts are transmitted by touch, sexual contact or swimming.
What are the places which warts can appear?
They can simply appear anywhere in the body. The most commonest places are face, hands, feet, and genital areas. Therefore, they are divided into four types according to the place they appear.
- Common warts
These are common in hands and feet in children, but also can appear in face and genitalia. They are dome shaped with pappiliferous surface. Warts in the face may have digits like projections. There presence interupts the skin lines. - Plane warts
There top is flat and slightly brown in colour. They are commonly seen on face and dorsal aspects of the hands. They are often multiple and responds poorly to treatment. There is nothing to be alarmed, since they resolve spontaneously, often after getting inflamed. These lesions show the Koebner Phenomenon.- Plantar warts
- Genital warts
Management/ Treatment of Warts
Warts are often treated with topical salicylic acid, lactic acid, formaldehyde, and phodophylotoxin. Others are cryotherapy or curettage.
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