The face is the basis of a person's visual image, which to a large extent determines the beauty and attractiveness of both women and any representative of the stronger sex.
Improving the aesthetic condition of facial skin, as well as maintaining youth, is an understandable desire of most people on the planet. One of the most unpleasant cosmetic defects that directly affects the visual component is papilloma on the face. Furthermore, such a manifestation can be located directly in the epidermal structures or affect the mucous membranes of the lips and eyes, creating additional risks and dangers for its owner.
We will try to find answers to pressing questions about how to remove papillomas from the face and especially what to do if a papilloma has formed on the eyelid.
Features and subtleties of localization of papillomas on the face
The face can be affected by several types of papillomas, which differ slightly in visual characteristics:
- Common papillomas- look like small oval tubercles rising above the surface of a healthy epidermis, although they have a slightly thinner stalk and a spherical body. The consistency of these papillomas is defined as moderately dense. The color characteristics of common or vulgar papillomas can vary from light pink to brown;
- Flat papillomas– have a flat and smoothed shape, which, it seems, should somewhat reduce the aesthetic damage of these neoplasms. However, flat papillomas often appear as multiple growths, which makes them even more visible than common warts;
- Condylomas- a rarer form of facial papilloma, which can appear in the mucous membrane area and look like a single pointed papilla or a multiple whitish or pinkish lobular structure.
As for location, common neoplasms can affect absolutely any part of the epidermis, manifesting as pathological growth of the basal layer, while condylomas are characteristic of the eyelid, mouth and nose region. At the same time, eye papilloma is considered one of the most difficult options for localizing the growth, which is explained not only by the aesthetic visibility of the defect, but also by the difficulty in removing this neoplasm.
Reasons for the formation of papillomas on the face
Benign epidermal neoplasms, which in medicine are called papillomas, and are popularly called warts, are the only symptom of a patient infected with the human papillomavirus, which, once in the blood and skin, usually goes into a long "hibernation" in anticipation of the weakening of the host's body. It should be noted that the incubation period of the virus lasts from 1 to 6 months, but this does not mean that after this period an infected person will definitely find papillomas.
The level of infection of the population with the papillomavirus is critically high and accounts for about 90% of all people on our planet. At the same time, you can become infected from a person who has never noticed the appearance of growths on the skin, but has been a carrier of the viral agent for a long time. The main mechanisms by which HPV spreads include the following ways the virus enters the body:
- Contact route, which reproduces when the skin of a healthy person and a virus carrier come into contact (for example, a handshake or massage);
- The sexual route is the most aggressive and has no alternative, which is manifested by a 100% probability of transmission of the virus through unprotected contact and demonstrates a 50% infection rate in the case of the use of mechanical contraception (condom);
- Transmission of HPV from mother to child - this route is more typical for condylomas that affect a woman's internal genital organs;
- Self-infection (self-inoculation) is the spread of the virus from infected areas to healthy tissue. So, papilloma on the eyelid most often appears as a response to frequent touching, rubbing the eyes with your hands;
- The household route is an indirect mechanism of virus transmission through common objects or public places (baths, saunas, gyms, swimming pools).
Visual manifestations, namely the formation of papillomas, are noted as a result of the weakening of the body, which may be associated with a decrease in immunity, overwork, non-compliance with personal hygiene rules or the worsening of a chronic disease.
Why are facial neoplasms and especially eyelid papillomas dangerous?
In addition to unconditional aesthetic discomfort, papilloma on the face can be dangerous due to malignant degeneration, with the subsequent development of an oncological process. This reaction is especially typical for condylomas located on the mucous membrane.
Another risk associated with the presence of papillomas is the likelihood of mechanical injury to the growing skin, which leads to heavy bleeding and possible infection of the wound surface. In addition, such a result is fraught with scars and scars that do not decorate the face in any way. This risk is especially high when the papilloma is located on the face of men in the shaving area.
It is enough to remove the papilloma from the upper eyelid of the eye, as such a growth can significantly impede the blinking reflex and natural hydration of the eyeball. Furthermore, papillomas on the eyelid can cause blurred vision and multiple ophthalmological pathologies.
How to remove papilloma on the eyelid and other areas of the face?
Removing papillomas from the face is a difficult task in cosmetology, dermatology and surgery, as the skin in this area is very delicate and prone to the formation of scars. This is especially true if it is necessary to eliminate the papilloma on the eyelid. Due to this feature, most experts strongly recommend that you avoid self-removal of papillomas on the face using pharmaceutical compounds and folk recipes, and contact a qualified specialist who will not only suggest the optimal method for eliminating the tumor, but It will also determine the measures aimed at strengthening the patient's immunity.
If the patient has the opportunity to independently choose a method of getting rid of papillomas on the face, preference should be given to the least traumatic and at the same time most effective method - laser destruction of skin growths. The laser will remove the papilloma quickly and painlessly, without leaving a scar, and qualified specialists in a professional clinic will determine the required depth and area of exposure individually, based on the characteristics of the patient's problem.