Are flat warts warts?

Flat warts are a very annoying skin disease that has a great impact on the body, mainly causing discomfort to the skin and making patients feel a lot of discomfort. Warts are also a common skin disease that causes granular growths to appear on the skin. Not only does it damage the appearance, it can also cause some pain. Flat warts and warts are easily confused. Let’s take a look at whether flat warts are warts?

Flat warts are not warts. Although both flat warts and warts are growths on the skin surface, they have many similarities as well as many differences.

Flat warts are skin-colored or pink flat papules that are more common on the face, back of the hands, and arms. They have a smooth and slightly raised surface and are round, oval, or polygonal in shape with clear boundaries. They may be densely distributed or arranged in lines due to scratching. There are generally no subjective symptoms, but some people may feel slight itching.

Warts, called thousand-day warts in traditional Chinese medicine and common warts in modern medicine, are the size of soybeans. There is only one at first, and then they gradually increase in number. They are usually semicircular, hard, gray-yellow, dirty yellow or dirty brown. The top can split into stamens or needles. A few are painful.

The difference between flat warts and warts

1. Location: Flat warts are commonly seen on the face, back of hands, and arms. Warts usually appear on the fingers, backs of hands, nail margins, feet, face, neck, chest, and back.

2. Color: Flat warts are usually light brown or skin color. Warts are generally grayish yellow, dirty yellow or dirty brown.

3. Size: Flat warts are generally round, oval or polygonal. Warts are usually the size of soybeans.

4. Cause: Flat warts are caused by infection with papillomaviruses HPV3 and HPV5. Warts are mostly caused by wind, heat and toxic evil attacking the skin, or by anger arousing liver fire, liver hyperactivity and blood dryness, and weak tendons and qi. They can also be caused by traumatic infection with human papillomavirus (HPV).

How to prevent flat warts and warts

1. Pay attention to hygiene. Flat warts and warts are both caused by infection with the HPV virus, so good hygiene is very important.

2. Do appropriate exercise. Proper exercise can enhance one's immunity. Low immunity is one of the main causes of flat warts and warts after viral infection. Therefore, proper exercise to enhance one's immunity can effectively resist external HPV viruses.

3. Chinese medicine conditioning. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that when positive energy is stored within the body, evil cannot invade. Therefore, regulating the body and increasing positive energy can effectively resist the invasion of disease.