HPV is a common disease of infectious etiology, the clinical manifestation of which is the formation of growths on the skin.
More often, papillomas are purely a cosmetic defect that needs to be dealt with. One of the most effective and popular procedures for removing papillomas is called cryodestruction, the essence of which is to expose the growths to the destructive effect of low temperatures.
A significant disadvantage of the method is that it can only be used with the help of a medical professional. The modern pharmacological market offers a unique product called cryopharm, the action of which also involves the destruction of papillomas by cold. You can use it yourself; you don’t need to have any skills or abilities to do this. What are the advantages and features of using cryopharma? Let's talk about this further.
general description
“Cryopharma” allows virus carriers to get rid of unpleasant rashes on the body at home. The medicinal composition is applied to the papilloma itself. It acts on her in the same way as liquid nitrogen during cryotherapy.
The main component of the drug is the refrigerant. It is he who quickly freezes the problematic growth. At -57 degrees, the virus does not survive, so the neoplasm stops actively growing into healthy areas of the skin. Immediately after application, the treated area may become covered with frost. After just a few seconds, this effect wears off.
Due to exposure to extremely low temperatures, the skin turns red. This is a normal reaction to the drug and should not cause concern.
“Cryopharma” has managed to gain a certain reputation thanks to a huge number of advantages:
- Ensures that most patients obtain the stated results;
- Suitable for the treatment of papilloma in children over 4 years of age;
- No skin anesthesia is required before treatment;
- After treatment with the drug, no marks or scars remain on the body;
- The medicine is easy to use;
- Suitable for repeated use;
- Affordable price.
In each package with a bottle containing the medicine, you can find several applicators designed for precise application of the composition to the papilloma.
Disposable tips included
How does it work
The drug works according to a fairly simple principle. By pressing the aerosol onto the growth, it ensures deep freezing of the wart, right down to its roots. For this reason, a person most often feels a burning sensation. As soon as the applicator is removed, the skin will return to normal - initially turning white, it subsequently becomes normal again.
Once the freeze is weakened, the surface of the skin may turn red. A couple of days after freezing, a blister may appear under the new growth. It will be difficult to notice with the naked eye.
The skin at the site of exposure begins to fall off after about two weeks. During this time, new skin forms in the place where the blister grew. In cases where the tumor has not disappeared two weeks after exposure, therapy can be repeated without risk to health.
Operating principle
You can find the answer to the question whether papillomas can be removed with Cryopharma in the reviews of patients who were treated with it, or during a consultation with a doctor. Doctors say with confidence that the drug still helps to cope with the disease. This method can be treated both at home and in the hospital.
The papilloma dies and gradually disappears thanks to the work of a mixture of the active components of the drug - propane and dimethyl ether. Its temperature is so low that the tumor tissue instantly freezes, and the virus immediately dies. Ice granules appear inside the growth, which seem to burst its cells. It is due to this that the spread of the disease stops. And the skin is cleared of infectious rashes.
The drug "Cryopharma" can cause necrosis of pathogenic tissues. They are rejected by the immune system. Instead, healthy cells are formed on the surface of the skin, which fill the areas damaged by the virus.
If the patient strictly adheres to the rules specified in the instructions for use of the medication, then his treatment will be successful. Also, following all the recommendations and the attending physician will help prevent the appearance of unpleasant scars after papilloma removal.
Analogs
If the effectiveness or feasibility of using freezing is limited, the patient is not satisfied with the price of the drug, or the papillomavirus has affected delicate areas of the skin that cannot be affected by the refrigerant, one of the following analogues can be used:
- Solcoderm;
- Feresol;
- Verrucacid;
- Maxivart;
- Vartox;
- Stefalin;
- Aldara;
- Wartner;
- Papilleck;
- Papilluk;
- Papilight;
- Nanovag;
- Papilok plus;
- Despapillon.
Some Cryopharm substitutes are suitable for the treatment of genital warts and warts on delicate facial skin.
Instructions for use
If you plan to use Cryopharm without the help of a medical professional, you should first study the instructions for its use. This will avoid mistakes that will slow down treatment and even lead to complications. Newly formed papillomas can be removed in just 1 session. If the papillomas are old and have already crusted over, then the procedure will have to be repeated several times to achieve the expected effect.
Under no circumstances should you start treatment with Cryopharm without making sure that the papilloma is benign. It is prohibited to remove malignant tumors using this method, as this can lead to an exacerbation of the disease. Clinical studies and tests will help determine the type of tumor.
Before removing the growth, you should make sure that it is of good quality.
Instructions for use of "Cryopharm" contain the following information about the method of using the medicine:
- Each package contains 12 applicators, a plastic holder and a can filled with a medicinal composition;
- Before starting the procedure, you must put one of the applicators on the holder. Afterwards it is securely fixed to the can;
- To remove papillomas, you should press slightly on the holder until a characteristic click appears;
- The aerosol is held for several seconds. After this, the medicine is applied to the growth so that it is at the level of the middle of the applicator.
The duration of aerosol retention directly depends on the diameter of the problematic neoplasm. If the patient is not sure exactly how long to treat papilloma, he should first discuss this issue with his doctor.
What determines the duration of exposure?
There are many types of warts. The most common are five types. Only a doctor can determine what type of wart a patient is dealing with. This must be done, since it is taking into account the type of warts that the duration of the required cooling with the Cryopharma aerosol is calculated.
The easiest ones to remove are ordinary papillomas. They require minimal exposure time to the Cryopharma aerosol—sometimes 10 seconds of spraying is enough. These neoplasms are gray in color, they are dense, their diameter does not exceed 1 cm. They usually appear on the hands. As a rule, papillomas disappear on their own and even without special treatment, just wait a couple of years.
Plantar warts resemble calluses; they can cause pain to the patient, are somewhat more difficult to remove, and sometimes cause the patient to lose their ability to work. They occur due to wearing excessively tight shoes and increased sweating in the feet. At first a small plaque appears, but over time it becomes horny. And in order to get rid of it with the help of Cryopharm, you need to devote more than 1 session to this. Due to constant friction, there is a risk that the plantar wart will reoccur.
A flat variety is often found. Otherwise, it is also called youthful. It is also quite easy to remove. More often children or teenagers encounter it. Externally, a flat wart resembles a small lump. It is located on the back of the hand. Usually its occurrence is associated with injury to the epidermis. Genital condyloma is usually found on the genitals. Colors range from the lightest to hot pink. Condyloma appears after the body becomes infected with the papilloma virus. After removing such a wart with Cryopharma, you need to consult a doctor to eliminate the cause of the disease.
Contraindications
Drug treatment of HPV using the modern drug “Cryopharma” is not suitable for all virus carriers. Its use at home is strictly prohibited in the following cases:
- The neoplasm is malignant;
- In the presence of infectious diseases and inflammatory processes in the area of papilloma;
- If it is necessary to remove a benign neoplasm on the body of a child who is not yet 4 years old;
- If there are growths on delicate areas of the skin or on mucous membranes. Therefore, you should refuse treatment with the composition of papillomas on the neck, face and genital area;
- If you are pregnant or breastfeeding;
- If there is a need to remove a mole, age spot or other neoplasm of unknown origin that has not been studied using diagnostic methods.
During pregnancy, you should avoid using Cryopharma
In other cases, the use of “Cryopharm” is permitted. If a person is not sure whether it is safe for him to be treated with such a drug, he can ask his doctor this question at any time.
Further prevention
Using Cryopharma, it is necessary to maintain the optimal state of the body so as not to suffer from warts again. To do this, you need to take into account that the virus is transmitted in cases where there are even minor injuries in the groin area. If condyloma is not removed in a timely manner, it will grow, causing many other diseases associated with the human reproductive system. Sometimes it degenerates into a malignant neoplasm. Senile warts are also called “keratoma”. They appear due to age-related changes. The nature of this type of disease is not viral. They appear as small gray plaques. The form of such neoplasms can be very different.
Reviews
Valeria, 45 years old, the doctor recommended using Cryopharma to treat papilloma on her daughter’s arm. I burned the growth with this composition only once. It quickly fell away. I was pleased that there were no signs of disease left on the skin. I didn’t have to use Cryopharma anymore, since the virus hasn’t made itself felt for about 5 years now. The can had to be thrown away, since during this time all its contents had evaporated and it turned out to be empty.
Alexey, 28 years old “Cryopharma” didn’t help me at all.
I tried to use it to treat a papilloma that had grown on my toe. He cauterized the growth until the medicine ran out. Unfortunately, this method did not work for me, although friends spoke positively about the freezing composition that can be used at home.
How to use
Freeze the wart remedy “Cryopharma” starting from the base of the formation. At this moment the patient feels a burning sensation. It is likely that the area on the skin will turn white. After 14 days from the date of the procedure, the tumors fall off on their own. And if Cryopharm affects plantar warts, several sessions will be required.
