Spike on the foot - causes and treatment

Calluses, small abrasions on the heels, corns - all this can cause slight discomfort to its owner. However, if the neoplasm causes acute pain when walking, you should think about it and immediately consult a doctor. There is a possibility that it provokes the appearance of such symptoms as a thorn on the foot - a type of wart that is often localized on the heels or toes and requires long-term treatment.

What is a spike

Plantar wart, goose, or in Latin Verruca plantaris - this is what experienced doctors call a neoplasm that resembles a corn in appearance, but causes painful tingling when walking. Spike is considered a type of wart with a radicular attachment method in the deep layers of the skin. A small build-up can be cured through folk methods, and only deep freezing methods, laser removal and electrocoagulation help to completely remove the thorn on the foot.

The goose, which has grown deep into the skin, touches and injures the nerve endings, and can cause cracks on the surface of the foot and inflammation. Skin growths are localized mainly on the skin of the feet, heels, toes or hands, but sometimes delicate areas of the body are also susceptible to infection with the virus: face, neck, ankles. Like any other wart, a thorn on the foot is a benign neoplasm, but if not properly treated, it can develop into a malignant tumor.

Features of education

As a rule, the diameter of the plantar wart varies within 1-2 centimeters, but sometimes the size of the neoplasm can reach 4-5 cm. In the photo, the spike on the foot looks like a round or oval dry callus, with clear boundaries. To the touch, the formation is very dense and painful. Under a microscope, black-brown dots can be seen in the center of the spine. If you carefully examine the growth after steaming the legs, you can see threads on the surface of the spikes that have grown in all layers of the skin.

The first signs of the appearance

At the beginning of development, the spike on the foot looks like a dry callus with a hardened crust. However, if it is not treated correctly, the neoplasm increases in size, changes in color, becomes bumpy, and a small hole forms in the middle, through which the rod is clearly visible. When pressing on the foot, there is a sharp pain, as if needles or thorns are stuck in the foot. If the neoplasm is not removed immediately, new growths may appear nearby over time.

How infection occurs

A plantar wart is a viral disease that can be contracted through open wounds on the sole, through contact with a sick person, or through shared objects. Bacteria feel especially comfortable in a humid environment, so people with excessive sweating of the feet are prone to the appearance of thorns. Very often, infection occurs after visiting swimming pools, showers, gyms. To prevent the appearance of a plantar wart, doctors recommend that you always have personal hygiene products and swimming shoes with you.

Causes of plantar warts

It provokes a spike on the foot of the human papillomavirus, which is present even in a healthy body. However, when certain conditions are created, bacteria begin to actively multiply, provoking skin lesions. The risk is especially high in people with reduced immunity, pregnant women and children. A spike on the foot appears as a result of regular friction of the foot inside tight shoes, due to congenital or acquired deviations in the structure of the skeleton, for example, from clubfoot. Among the factors provoking the development of the virus in the body also include:

• excessive sweating of the palms, interdigital space, feet;
• constant stress, overstrain, lack of sleep;
• injuries, wounds or burns of the skin of the legs or hands;
• exacerbation of chronic diseases;
• infectious and viral diseases - influenza, SARS, tonsillitis;
• wearing uncomfortable or tight shoes;
• flat feet;
• avitaminosis;
• excess weight.

How to get rid of a thorn

If a suspicious formation appears on the soles of the feet, you should not delay a visit to the doctor. The sooner the correct diagnosis is made and treatment is started, the less the risk of growth of the processes of the wart deep into the soft tissues. There are several methods of treating papilloma: physical impact on the wart, surgery, removal of growths with chemicals, complex therapy to increase immunity. Minimally invasive methods are especially popular.

Physical effect on the wart

Removal of papillomas with a scalpel is rarely used today, since this method does not give a 100% guarantee of getting rid of the problem. The remaining processes in the skin layers can provoke a relapse and an even greater growth of neoplasms. This method of treatment is acceptable if all other options are not available. The operation is performed under local anesthesia, followed by a long period of rehabilitation.

Chemical Methods

This option is considered one of the best in the conservative treatment of spinal cord. Aggressive substances that are part of some drugs, when they get on the affected areas of the skin, cause cell necrosis, after which the keratinized particles are easily removed mechanically. It is worth noting that this option is painful and can provoke the appearance of scars and scars on the body. Preparations with a chemical composition are of several types:

• With a necrotic effect - due to very aggressive components, they provoke mummification of the skin surface. Such drugs are categorically contraindicated during pregnancy and for the treatment of a child.
• Keratolytics - agents that gently exfoliate dead skin cells, help soften rough skin. In combination with other medicines, they enhance their effect, contributing to the deep penetration of active ingredients. Keratolytic drugs include: ointments and solutions with acids, urea-based patches.
• With a cryogenic effect - they act like a cryodestruction procedure, freezing and stopping the growth of papilloma.

Immunotherapy

For a speedy recovery, along with local remedies, doctors recommend using drugs that stimulate the immune system. For this, immunostimulants are prescribed. At home, immunotherapy consists in the normalization of nutrition. The menu should include more fresh fruits, vegetables, juices. In addition, you can do light sports - swimming, running, cycling.

How to remove a spike on the leg at home

It can be problematic to cure a spike with simple means. The whole difficulty lies in removing the roots of a benign neoplasm, otherwise the problem will arise again in the future. If you are worried about the spike on the foot, special preparations will help to remove it:

• Ointment with salicylic acid - a remedy for external use. It has antiviral and anti-inflammatory effect. The ointment should be applied to pre-steamed and dried skin with a thin layer. To enhance the effect, an occlusive dressing can be applied from above. It is necessary to carry out the procedure until the papilloma completely disappears 1 time per day. If desired, the ointment can be replaced with special patches or a preparation based on salicylic and lactic acids.
• Ointment with interferon alfa-2b is a drug that has antiviral and immunomodulatory effects. The ointment is applied in a thin layer 3-4 times a day on the lesions. The duration of the course of treatment is 4-7 days. Contraindications include: individual intolerance to the components and children's age up to a year.
• A special pencil is a silver-containing preparation with an antiseptic effect. The surface of the pencil is wetted with water, after which the product is applied to damaged skin, while avoiding affecting the healthy epidermis. The pencil should not be used during pregnancy, for the treatment of children, with the appearance of papilloma on the neck or face.
• Liquid developed on the basis of a mixture of strong alkalis. Before use, healthy skin around the papilloma must be lubricated with a greasy cream, after which one drop of the solution is applied strictly in the center of the growth. Treatment is carried out until complete burning of the plantar wart. It is worth noting that the procedure is very painful, causes itching and burning.
• A local agent based on isotretinoin. Belongs to the group of keratolytic drugs, is available in the form of tablets. Capsules are taken orally with meals at a dose of 0. 5-1 mg / kg for up to four months. The drug is contraindicated in pregnancy. With caution, you can drink pills for diabetes, obesity, renal and hepatic insufficiency.
• Keratolytic ointment that helps treat advanced plantar warts. When applied to the skin, the active components of the product destroy the neurocommunication between dead cells. The product is produced on the basis of urea, salicylic, citric, lactic acid. Sometimes it can provoke the appearance of adverse reactions in the form of burning, itching and redness of the skin at the site of application.
• Liquid based on phenol and tricresol with a mummifying effect. The method of use is the same as in the treatment with an alkaline solution. The drug is contraindicated in the presence of moles next to the papilloma, in case of hypersensitivity and in children under 7 years of age.

How to remove a spike on a foot

If the plantar wart has grown deep into the skin, chances are that regular topical creams, solutions, and ointments won't help. In such situations, doctors recommend resorting to minimally invasive methods of wart removal: electrocoagulation, laser removal using liquid nitrogen freezing - cryodestruction. These methods help not only to remove the spike on the foot, but also prevent its reappearance in the future.

Cryodestruction

Burning the wart and its rhizomes with liquid nitrogen. Under the influence of cold, the body of the papilloma is destroyed, the area of \u200b\u200binflammation decreases and more viruses and bacteria die. A small bubble remains at the site of the procedure, which disappears on its own in one and a half to two weeks. The procedure takes place without anesthesia and does not cause pain. The disadvantages of the operation in a long recovery period and the possibility of injury to the skin next to the wart. You can not undergo the procedure of cryodestruction for cancer.

Electrocoagulation

This method shows good results only in the initial stages of the appearance of spines, when the filiform roots have not had time to hit a large part of the foot. The papilloma is removed when the skin is exposed to high-frequency current pulses, due to which the spike on the foot and its rhizome are burned out. The disadvantages of such an operation are soreness: after the procedure, a bleeding wound remains on the body. Sometimes scarring may appear after removal by electric current.

Pulsed laser treatment

One of the most popular and sought after treatments for plantar warts. Removal occurs under the influence of a laser beam, which simultaneously cauterizes the papilloma and disinfects the surface of the skin at the site of the operation. The method of laser treatment does not cause any complications, after the procedure, patients are quickly rehabilitated, the possibility of re-growth of spines on the foot is completely excluded. The only drawback of this method is the high cost of the operation.

Spike on the leg - treatment with folk remedies

Together with complex drug treatment at home, plantar warts can be removed using traditional medicine. There are several effective recipes for eliminating thorns on the feet, palms and toes:

1. The spike on the heel will pass if you regularly apply a nettle compress to the sore spot. To prepare it, finely chop the nettle leaves, wrap them in a clean burdock leaf, fix with a band-aid. Put a sock on your foot and leave the compress overnight. The duration of such therapy is 3-4 sessions. By the same principle, you can make compresses from Kalanchoe, potatoes and garlic.
2. Vinegar lotions help well. To cook them, use fresh garlic and 9% table vinegar. Mix the ingredients to a mushy state and apply, after securing healthy skin with a patch. The mixture is aged for about one and a half to two hours, after which it is washed off with warm water. To enhance the effect after lotions, the surface of the foot is recommended to be treated with an ointment with salicylic acid.
3. An equally effective remedy for human papillomavirus is iodine. It dries the skin well, disinfects, helps to relieve inflammation. To cure a spike on the foot with iodine, it is necessary to regularly lubricate the affected areas of the body.
4. A folk remedy by the type of alkaline preparation can be prepared at home. To do this, celandine leaves are collected, ground or finely chopped, and then poured with 90% medical alcohol. The mixture is insisted in a dark cool place for 1. 5-2 weeks, after which it is filtered. You need to apply the solution pointwise, sealing the skin around the spike with a plaster or smearing it with a greasy cream. The duration of treatment with celandine juice depends on the growth of neoplasms, but should not exceed 30 days.
5. Painful neoplasms can be cauterized with brine from canned cucumbers or tomatoes. To do this, take thick woolen socks, soak in brine and put on. From above, wrap your legs with cling film or a bag. To create a greenhouse effect, fix the compress with a clean, dry pair of socks. Make a compress in the evening, wash your feet with cool water in the morning. The procedures should be carried out until all the tubercles have resolved.