Cauliflower or solid blister-like growths are warts that usually appear on hands and feet. These growths can be treated by warts laser treatment in some cases. Viral infections, mainly types of human papilloma virus (HPV), are usually the cause of these growths.
The most commonly occurring wart out of the 10 varieties is usually the most harmless as well. Due to the infection, these swellings are contagious and can enter the body through an open wound or broken skin. They can also go away after a few months, but can reoccur. Some also last for years before they disappear.
A wart can vary in size and shape, where it occurs, and what type of human papilloma virus it is. There are about 130 known varieties of the human papilloma virus. It infects the squamous epithelium tissues, usually on your skin or genitals. However usually, different types of HPV can infect specific parts of the body.
Most HPV varieties cause benign growths in the infected areas called warts, or papilloma. Most of the harmless common ones have specific appearances under a microscope. There is hyperkeratosis, which is the thickening of the stratum corneum; acanthosis, which is the thickening of the stratum spinosum; and the thickening of the stratum granulosum. There is also rete ridge elongation and larger blood vessels at the dermoepidermal junction.
You have a lot of choices when time comes to treat or remove these swellings. There might be complications after treating a wart, since it might regrow even after thorough removal. When needed, laser surgery that uses light beams or lasers can be done in a doctor's office of clinic to burn off the wart tissue.
Depending on the size of the wart clusters and the area that needs to be treated, the doctor might apply a local or general anesthetic. The wound will probably be a bit painful for a couple of days after the surgery. However, the overall recovery time really depends on the area as well as the number of infections being treated.
If you find that the wound bleeds more than a week, have severe pain or fever, have bad-smelling and yellow discharge; call your physician. These issues might mean that there's an infection in the treated area. A way to avoid these issues is to clean your wound on a regular basis.
Laser surgery is usually the last resort, and it is important to know when it is needed. It's taken when the general medication does not help removing the warts, if these swellings are widespread and large in size, or if you are pregnant. If you are indeed pregnant, ask your doctor whether it is necessary to have surgery to remove your warts.
There's always a slight risk of infection after surgery. Keep the signs in mind like increase pain, swelling or redness, tenderness in the area, excessive heat, red streaks dispersing from that area, pus discharge, and high fever. The good thing about laser surgery is that there's usually no scarring afterwards, only requires a local anesthetic, and is only needed for large and difficult warts. However, it is a lot pricier than other ways to treat warts, and is extreme enough not to be recommended as the initial treatment.
The most commonly occurring wart out of the 10 varieties is usually the most harmless as well. Due to the infection, these swellings are contagious and can enter the body through an open wound or broken skin. They can also go away after a few months, but can reoccur. Some also last for years before they disappear.
A wart can vary in size and shape, where it occurs, and what type of human papilloma virus it is. There are about 130 known varieties of the human papilloma virus. It infects the squamous epithelium tissues, usually on your skin or genitals. However usually, different types of HPV can infect specific parts of the body.
Most HPV varieties cause benign growths in the infected areas called warts, or papilloma. Most of the harmless common ones have specific appearances under a microscope. There is hyperkeratosis, which is the thickening of the stratum corneum; acanthosis, which is the thickening of the stratum spinosum; and the thickening of the stratum granulosum. There is also rete ridge elongation and larger blood vessels at the dermoepidermal junction.
You have a lot of choices when time comes to treat or remove these swellings. There might be complications after treating a wart, since it might regrow even after thorough removal. When needed, laser surgery that uses light beams or lasers can be done in a doctor's office of clinic to burn off the wart tissue.
Depending on the size of the wart clusters and the area that needs to be treated, the doctor might apply a local or general anesthetic. The wound will probably be a bit painful for a couple of days after the surgery. However, the overall recovery time really depends on the area as well as the number of infections being treated.
If you find that the wound bleeds more than a week, have severe pain or fever, have bad-smelling and yellow discharge; call your physician. These issues might mean that there's an infection in the treated area. A way to avoid these issues is to clean your wound on a regular basis.
Laser surgery is usually the last resort, and it is important to know when it is needed. It's taken when the general medication does not help removing the warts, if these swellings are widespread and large in size, or if you are pregnant. If you are indeed pregnant, ask your doctor whether it is necessary to have surgery to remove your warts.
There's always a slight risk of infection after surgery. Keep the signs in mind like increase pain, swelling or redness, tenderness in the area, excessive heat, red streaks dispersing from that area, pus discharge, and high fever. The good thing about laser surgery is that there's usually no scarring afterwards, only requires a local anesthetic, and is only needed for large and difficult warts. However, it is a lot pricier than other ways to treat warts, and is extreme enough not to be recommended as the initial treatment.