Characteristics and subtleties of facial papilloma localization
- Common papilloma- Appears like small oval nodules rising above the surface of healthy epidermis, having both a thin stem and a globular body. The consistency of this papilloma is defined as medium density. The color characteristics of ordinary or common papillomas can range from light pink to brown;
- flat papilloma– have a flat, smooth shape, which seems to be supposed to reduce the cosmetic damage of such tumors to some extent. However, flat papillomas often appear as multiple growths, making them more noticeable than common warts;
- genital warts- A rarer form of facial papilloma that can occur in mucosal areas and look like white or pink, single-pointed papillae or multilobular structures.
Causes of Facial Papillomas
- Contact pathways, i. e. the paths replicated when a healthy person’s skin comes into contact with a virus carrier (such as a handshake or massage);
- The sexual route is the most aggressive and the last option, represented by a 100% possibility of transmitting the virus through unprotected contact and a 50% infection rate in the case of the use of mechanical contraception (condoms);
- HPV is transmitted from mother to child – this route is more typical for genital warts, which affect the female internal reproductive organs;
- Self-infection (autoinoculation) is the spread of the virus from an infected area to healthy tissue. Therefore, papillomas on the eyelids most often manifest as a reaction to frequent touching and rubbing of the eyes with hands;
- The household route is an indirect mechanism of transmission of the virus through public objects or places (bathrooms, saunas, gyms, swimming pools).