Flat warts on face: The Wart is a form of tumor that usually grows on feet and hands; but it can also rise other body parts including face, neck and gentiles.

Face Warts

The face Warts are known as Filiform or digitate wart which is a finger like wart and grows around the eyelids and lips. This is a small and rough tumor that often looks like a solid blister. The reason for Wart is viral infection and the human papillomavirus (or HPV) 2 or 7. Based on the attack, there are several categories of Wart and there are at least ten different types of Warts that are harmless. Although this is a virus infected disease, it is not common to transfer the Warts from one person to another. However, there are some exceptions; especially if the wart is directly touched by others.

In most of the Warts, the tumors disappear several weeks later without any kind of treatment. For some Warts, the tumors can last as long as few years and may reappear later. The resolving time depends on the immune system of the victim. If the patient has any other disease that influences the immune, like AIDS, it will take much more time.

There are several types of Wart and among them; the flat warts and filiform warts are common on the face. The flat warts on face are smooth looking wart where the filiform comes in one single long stalk. The flat warts are caused by HPV type 3, 10 and 28.

Wart on face

Although wart on face can happen to anyone, it is more common among children and young people. And both male and female can have warts.

Warts on face pictures

If you think you are infected with warts, you better visit a doctor; however as in most cases, the warts are not very dangerous, you can make some research in the internet before going to the doctor. There are some medical sites that will give you full direction and guideline about the warts and from these sites; you will get to know the causes and treatment of the warts. There are pictures of warts on face in different stages in those sites and you can see those warts on face pictures to determine how severe your warts are. For the basic level, you may not have to visit a doctor.

Here are some of the pictures of face warts

Picture 1 : Filiform wart ( found on face, arms and legs)

Picture 2 : Flat warts ( found on face, neck arms, back of hands and legs)

image source: Illustration copyright 2000 by Nucleus Communications, Inc

Picture 3 a : Flat worms on face

They usually grow on the legs, arms and face . They are very small with size (1 – 5mm), have flat tops, and can light brown , pink and light yellow. They can also appear on the hands, knees and arms ( even as clusters).

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Picture 3b : Filiform wart on face

These are usually narrow and long, like tufts of thread, grow around  beard area, mouth and nose. The color of the wart is same as your skin and the size varies between (1-3mm).

image source: Elsevier 2004

Picture 4 : Warts, Flat On The Cheek And Neck Image

image source: Adam

Picture 5  : Warts on face

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Picture 6 : Flat warts on face

How to get rid of warts on face

Warts on face treatment

There are several ways of warts on face treatment. However, the treatment depends on the severity. So far, the salicylic acid has been accepted as the most effective and fast wart removal on face method.

Wart removal on face

There are several over the counter treatments available based on salicylic acid which are found in the drug stores and supermarkets. To get the best result you have to apply the medicine directly on the warts and you have to use it regularly. To apply the salicylic acid for face wart removal, you need to use tools like scrub brush, blade or pumice stone.

Face wart remover

Laser treatment is often used as face wart remover. The pulse dye laser works by eliminating blood cells and CO₂ laser works with water molecules. Both of them are painful and expensive. The later one even creates some permanent scars on the face. To be fully cured from the laser treatment, it takes from one to four sessions.

Warts on face treatment

There is another option of warts on face treatment which is related to freezing. In this method, liquid nitrogen is used at minus 70 F over the warts with a spray. Sometimes, a cotton swab is used to apply the nitrogen. This method is known as crypto therapy. As the connective tissues are not affected by the nitrogen invasion, the method usually does not leave any scar on the face.

Sometimes, an injection of Candida or Trichophyton antigens is used for treating wart on face. This injection is pushed by the side of the wart and it helps the immune system work faster. However, this has not shown any significant result on wart treatment yet.

As a natural treatment for face wart removal on face, apple cider vinegar and Chelidonium majus are used.

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by admin on 06. Sep, 2010 in Skin Care