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Warts, Moles and Skin Tags - Can They Develop Into Cancer?
Skin Tags: Skin tags pose no real danger. They will not develop
into a cancerous growth. However, sometimes they may be irritating especially if they are found around the collar. You may even decide
to remove a skin tag for cosmetic reasons.
Warts: When one considers warts, particular caution needs to be taken in the case
of genital warts, since these may be transmitted to others. Moreover, sometimes genital warts may develop into a cancerous growth.
Therefore, if you have genital warts you should consult your physician right away.
Moles: Moles may develop into a cancerous
growth. It is therefore important to pay particular attention to any changes that occur to any mole. If you have many moles on you
body it is not a bad idea to have regular checks.
Pay particular attention to your moles after summer because the sun’s rays may make
a mole develop into melanoma or cancer of the skin.
Note any changes to your moles. You should consult your physician especially if
a mole changes any of the following criteria:
• Shape
• Size
• Elevation
• Color
You should also consult your physician if your mole
starts to itch, or the nearby skin starts to irritate you, or starts to discolor.
Moreover, certain moles have more probability of
developing in a cancer than others. Asymmetric moles are at a more elevated risk to develop into a cancer. The same also applies to
irregular moles. Furthermore, moles with a variation of tones have also an increased risk of developing into a cancerous growth.
Can Skin Moles Develop Into a Cancerous Growth?
Skin Moles are extremely common. In fact, most adults have fifteen to twenty
in a variety of places on their body. Some may have many more. Most of the skin moles appear during the first 20 years of the person's
life.
They are classified as a tumor and as such are the most common tumor among humans. The large majority of them are harmless
and will not cause any problem except perhaps cosmetically.
Some can, however, be precancerous and can develop into very dangerous
types of cancer. Your physician is the only one that can diagnose the danger of a growth. If a skin mole keeps coming back, it may
be indicative of a possible melanoma.
Even though that sounds scary, most growths are perfectly harmless. The harmful or dangerous
ones are referred to as dysplastic nevi. These are the ones that can eventually become melanoma. These atypical growths are most common
in people with a genetic predisposition.
Here are some signs that your skin mole might be dangerous. This is not a complete list.
If you suspect something more, you should contact your physician right away.
Cancerous skin moles may possess one, some, or all
of the following qualities:
· Larger than an eraser on a pencil
· Inconsistent shape or color
· Spontaneously bleed
· Painful or itchy
· Changes in size and color
· Inflammatory changes that cannot be justified by an external factor.
If you are concerned about a skin mole being cancerous or
dangerous, only your physician will be able to put your mind completely at ease. If it turns out that your skin mole is of the dangerous
type, then the sooner you contact a physician to have it taken care of, the better off you will be.
What Are the 5 Main Types of Skin Moles?
Different types of skin moles have different characteristics and properties. It is therefore
important to be aware of the main types of skin moles that exist.
Skin moles are growths on the skin. They are usually round
or oval-shaped. Their color is generally brown but can vary to different shades.
They are very common and they can occur all
over the body but they occur more frequently on the trunk of the body, face and arms.
There are mainly 5 types:
· Junctional Moles: These are typically some shade of brown and can be very slightly raised above the skin or completely flat.
· Compound Moles: These growths are usually raised and can be of a tan shade all the way through the color wheel to a deep brown. This
type involves melanocytes (which are the cells that produce our skin color) and can be found in the upper and lower layers of the
skin.
· Dermal Moles: These types of growths can contain hair and are very common on the upper half of the
body. They can be the same color as the flesh all the way through a dark brown.
· Blue Moles: These are always
raised slightly, and as the name indicates are a deep brown or blue in color. They pull this color from deep down in the skin. Women
have this type of growth much more commonly than men.
· Sebaceous Moles: This type of growth does not resemble
the rest in that they are very rough to the touch and typically yellow in color. They are caused by oil glands being a bit over-active.
Most
of the different types of growths are non-cancerous, but if you notice any changes in them you should seek medical attention. Some
may develop into a cancerous growth.
What Are the 3
A wart is a small non-cancerous tumor that grows on the outer layer of the skin.
It generally
resembles a cauliflower and its color is usually a bit different from the nearby skin. It is usually painless but sometimes it may
itch or burn. Some type of warts group into clusters.
They are caused by the human papilloma virus or HPV. There are many strains of
the human papilloma virus and different strains may cause different types of warts. The human papilloma virus is contagious.
All types
of warts share a few basic attributes and characteristics:
• Autoinculable and Contagious
This means that they can be "passed" to another
person through skin contact or by touching an object that was previously touched by the infected person.
The best environment for the
HPV to thrive is warm and moist habitats. Therefore it can easily be found in certain places such as:
• Public Shower floors
• Public
Bathrooms
• Locker rooms
• Near public swimming pools
• Gyms
It helps to refrain from walking bare footed in such areas as far as possible
in order to decrease the chances of getting the virus through small cuts in your skin.
An individual may be a carrier of HPV and not
have any wart. This is because not all carriers of this virus will develop into a wart. Furthermore, a wart may take time to develop
after the individual has contacted the virus.
Some people can transmit this virus without having any sign of warts themselves.
• Sprawling
and Reproducing
Not only can they spread from person to person, they can spread also locally. They are capable of forming "child" growths
and spread in the immediate area of infection. Treatment should be prioritized due to this spreading threat. It is also important
to prevent them from coming back.
• Infectious
Apart from just spreading at the site of infection, they can spread to other regions
of the body. The spread especially occurs when other areas are open or cut in some way.
You can reduce spreading warts by actively using disinfectants and by not letting anyone come in direct contact with your warts.
There is much more you can do to eliminate your warts. Check out the website below for more information.
Foot Wart Treatment - 6 Foot Wart Removal Procedures
Foot warts can be treated by various foot wart removal procedures such as:
· Cryosurgery
· Electrosurgery
· Laser therapy
· Salicylic acid
· Duct tape
· Home treatment for warts
Cryosurgery - This is a foot wart treatment that kills warts by means of very
low temperatures. Your growth is touched by an instrument and this freezes and kills it.
Electrosurgery - This type of foot wart removal
method uses electricity to burn your growth. It is touched by a needle heated by an electric current and this kills the wart's cells.
Laser
therapy is a type of foot wart treatment that uses a high-energy beam of light in order to burn your growth.
All three of the above,
cryosurgery, elecrosurgery and laser therapy need to be done by a professional physician. Anesthesia may also be administered. These
methods may cause scaring.
Salicylic acid - This over the counter wart removal medication has been widely used in the treatment of
many type of growths. Salicylic acid irritates the growth so that the immune system gets rid of the outer layer of the skin and so
the wart itself.
Salicylic acid needs to be administered for many weeks or months for some result. It may also irritate or scare your
healthy skin. Furthermore, read the instructions carefully before using this over the counter removal medication, or better still,
consult your physician.
Duct tape - This removal method uses a duct tape and a pumice stone to irritate your growth and so the immune
system will hopefully get rid of your growth. Irritation and scarring may also occur.
Home treatment for warts - These involve various
types of foot wart treatment involving ready available ingredients such as vinegar, garlic and many other ingredients.
