Will flat warts be removed by improving immunity?

The answer is really not absolute. Some people get rid of flat warts by adjusting their daily routine and exercise. Others have maintained their immunity for several years, but the rashes only grow longer and more numerous. It is impossible to generalize.

Two years ago, I had two flat warts on my cheekbones. I spent more than half a year in a patient exchange group, and I saw two very contrasting examples: A little girl who was just a freshman in college had three small light brown rashes on her face. She originally made an appointment with a public hospital for laser treatment, but later the doctor The doctor saw that she was just less than a month old, had a small number, and was in good physical condition, so he asked her to go home first, stop staying up late, run for half an hour every day, and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. As a result, within three months, she came to the group to report the good news. The rash was all gone without leaving any marks. There is also a 32-year-old mother. Because she stayed up late to take care of her baby for two or three consecutive years, her immunity was severely weakened. Half a patch of dense warts grew on her neck and face. She quit her job to take care of herself at home, using protein powder, multivitamins, and various supplements claimed to improve immunity. I ate a lot and insisted on going to the yoga studio every week. As a result, I struggled for almost two years. Not only did the rash not go away, but it was also infected on the back of my hands due to occasional rubbing of my face. In the end, I went to the hospital three times to undergo photodynamic therapy combined with external interferon. It took almost half a year to clear it up.

Why is the gap so big? To put it bluntly, flat warts are growths caused by low-risk HPV viruses that take advantage of small breaks in the skin and infect epidermal cells. The relationship between these warts and immunity is like a community security guard and a thief who enters a home: if the virus has just entered and has not yet established itself in the skin, if you strengthen the security team with immunity, the virus can be eliminated in minutes, and the warts will naturally fall off. ； But if the virus has taken root in your epidermal cells for more than half a year, and has even replicated a lot, it is equivalent to the thieves setting up camp in your house and giving birth to a litter of babies. If you just add security guards at the gate of the community, you can't touch the thieves in the house. Naturally, you cannot get rid of the warts by simply improving your immunity.

Nowadays, there are two opinions that sound completely opposite in clinical practice. Some doctors say that flat warts do not need to be treated and that they will be cured on their own after two or three years as their immunity builds up. Some doctors say that they should intervene as soon as possible if they are discovered to prevent them from getting worse. In fact, there is nothing wrong with both of these opinions, but they only correspond to different groups of people: If they are new and the number does not exceed 5, and they have no underlying diseases and good physical fitness, they can adjust their lifestyle and observe for 3-6 months, and they may disappear on their own.； But if it has been growing for more than half a year, the number is increasing, and it has even grown to the point where the exposed part of the face affects the appearance, don’t wait for it to heal. After all, while you are waiting, you may transmit the virus to family members who share towels at any time. If you pick it yourself, it will also spread to other skin parts, which will be more troublesome.

Of course, it does not mean that improving immunity is useless. Whether you choose to wait for self-healing or go for medication or physical therapy, immunity is the most basic guarantee. There was a sophomore boy in my group who had relapse after two laser treatments. Later, he went to bed before 11 o'clock every day, played basketball with his classmates three days a week, and used the vitamin A acid cream and interferon prescribed by the doctor to apply alternately. After that, he never had any symptoms again.

Seriously, don’t blindly buy those health care products that claim to “quickly improve immunity in seven days.” Most of them are based on IQ tax. Normal work and rest, a balanced diet, and moderate exercise are the most cost-effective ways to regulate immunity. If you are really unsure about the situation, go to the dermatology department of a regular hospital to see a doctor. Don’t make blind decisions or apply random remedies such as vinegar and garlic. Instead, you will develop post-inflammatory pigmentation, which is more difficult to eliminate than flat warts.