Treating warts in children. If you ask them, warts are like this… Once upon a time… there was an angry stepmother. And of course that evil stepmother had a big bad stepmother wart. Right on her nose. That's how children often think about warts . They grow on evil witches. However, sooner or later children often suffer from it themselves. As many as a third of children will develop warts at some point. Usually on all fours. And then there's nothing magical about it anymore. That's why we're talking about treating warts in children this time.
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You may have suffered from warts yourself as a child. I can still remember it all too well. I found it very annoying, but I didn't realize that most children suffer from this from time to time.
Warts are small benign growths of the skin, ranging from a few millimeters to a centimeter in size.
You get warts when you are infected with a virus. Most warts go away on their own, but that can take 1 or 2 years. Moreover, warts are contagious, so it is smart to do something about it. Especially since warts have the nasty property of being attractive to 'picking behaviour'. And then the risk of infection only increases. You have all kinds of options for treating warts in children.
Nice to hear: if you have warts, your body makes antibodies for them. That is why you often no longer get them when you get older.
Most warts disappear on their own after a while and are not harmful, but you would rather not have them. And that also applies to children. Children are often ashamed of having a wart. In addition, warts can sometimes hurt, and you can infect others with them. So it is wise to intervene.
There are several types of warts, but the most common warts in children are:
These warts are usually only a few millimeters in size and white or translucent in color. Water warts can be found on all parts of the body, only on hands and feet you usually don't see them. For example, on the torso, in the neck, inside elbows and the back of the knees.
You can recognize them by their somewhat rough, puckered surface, which is caused by an acceleration of the growth of those local cells into a thicker stratum corneum. These warts often appear on the hands and knees and sometimes on the face. You usually don't find an ordinary wart alone, but in groups.
Plantar warts usually occur on the sole of the foot. These warts look the same as the regular warts. Because they sit on the sole of the foot and are rather quickly 'pressed in' when wearing shoes, they are also confused with, for example, a magpie or corn. However, the latter two are not common in children, so it is usually a wart.
These warts can at some point (if they have been allowed to grow for a long time before you notice them) because they are completely crushed and pushed in by footwear. Then it's a good idea to go to the doctor.
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There are several ways to treat warts in children. We list them for you.
The first option is of course the doctor. There, a wart is usually touched with ice. Freezing the wart will eventually make it disappear. This is done with liquid nitrogen. Liquid nitrogen does not feel cold, but rather burning. Having warts removed in this way is effective, but can be very painful.
In addition, several treatments are sometimes required. And that is no fun if your child has already started roaring at the first appointment. In addition, the horny layer of the sole of the foot must first be soaked away if the wart is too deep. After that has happened and the wart has been treated with liquid nitrogen, a blister will appear, causing the wart to eventually 'fall' off the foot.
Other ways the doctor removes warts is by cutting or burning them. Doesn't sound very kid-friendly, does it? Fortunately, there are more and more remedies that you can use at home when treating warts in children. In addition, there are a lot of home, garden and kitchen remedies. But which one should you choose?
Before you went to the doctor with warts, you could 'sell' them. Did those bitches make money too! Today, people rely more on doctors and drugstore products. The latter can also work very well, but you have to figure out which product is best for you or your child. Are you going to treat warts in children yourself? Then do your 'homework' first.
Warts have of course been around as long as humans themselves, so there are all kinds of granny home remedies that you could use to fight them. Some fresh morning urine on the wart for example.. Okay, I'll skip that one. Don't know if your mini-me will be positive about this either. Tea tree oil also seems to work. Or smear the wart with honey, or rub it with a clove of garlic. I don't know if that really helps, but everything is better than morning urine, isn't it?
The drugstore also has all kinds of remedies for treating warts in children. You can even buy stuff with which you can freeze warts yourself. If you prefer a different method, that is also possible. There are also more and more ways to tackle warts without having to touch your child.
One of those ways to deal with warts is Wortie Liquid. If you are going to treat warts in children, this is an ideal remedy. It is effective, but not aggressive for your child. Wortie Liquid can already be used for children from 4 years. Once every three days, lubricate the wart with the liquid solution. Let it dry for a while, then apply a water-resistant plaster. After 3 days you repeat the treatment. Warts should have completely disappeared within 4 weeks.
The treatment with Wortie Liquid is painless, also very nice. Because if you are going to treat warts in children yourself, it is so nice that you don't have to hold your mini-me in a headlock. With the precision brush you apply the stuff to the wart. There is no feeling in it, so your child will not suffer from anything else. In addition, the protective plaster immediately ensures that that nasty wart is covered. You buy Wortie Liquid at the local drugstore.
Preventing warts really won't work. However, you can ensure that the spread is prevented as much as possible by observing the following measures.
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