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Last reviewed: 28.11.2021
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Treatment of hygroma is a complex of measures aimed at eliminating benign education of different localization. Let's consider the features of hygroma treatment, methods of treatment of a tumor and recommendations for its treatment.
Hygroma is a cystic formation, that is, a capsule that is filled with clear, gel-like contents. According to clinical data, the hygroma is a rounded inactive, but dense tumor, which is covered by a normal skin. The hygroma is localized in the region of the joints.
At the first stage of treatment of this neoplasm, all activities are physiotherapeutic. That is, carrying out massages using absorbable ointments, tight bandaging and other procedures. Such treatment allows for a time to reduce the size of the tumor, but the hygroma envelope remains undisturbed and can recur at any time. Treatment of hygroma is a long process, the effectiveness of which depends on the location of the tumor, its size, the patient's age and other individual characteristics.
Methods of treatment of hygroma
Methods of treating hygromes are striking in their diversity. So some methods are approved by medicine, while others cause doubts. Hygroma is treated at home with the help of alternative medicine, surgically removed, and one of the methods of treating hygroma involves its painful crushing. All this suggests that today there are many methods for treating hygroma. Each of the methods has advantages and disadvantages.
Optimal treatment options are physiotherapy in combination with drug therapy. But to say exactly which method of treating hygroma will be effective in your case, only a doctor can. Let's look at the most effective and popular methods of treating hygroma.
- Surgical treatment - this method involves the removal of a benign tumor by the operating method. In the process of surgical intervention, the hygroma is excised, the tumor envelope and all its contents are removed. After such treatment, the hygroma does not recur.
- Laser treatment - on a hygromous laser, which leads to its complete destruction. During such treatment, adjacent tissues remain intact, and the rehabilitation process is much faster than in surgical treatment.
- Crushing the hygroma - this method of treatment involves crushing the tumor. The contents of the hygroma are pressed into the joint cavity and spread over the surrounding tissues. The procedure is very painful. Note that after such treatment the hygroma envelope remains intact, which means that after a while the tumor will appear again.
- Puncture of the hygroma - using a syringe from the neoplasm to suck up the liquid and inject medications to dissolve the membrane. But this method does not give 100% guarantee that the hygroma will not appear again.
- Treatment with alternative means - the hygroma is treated with the help of prescriptions of alternative medicine, which involve the use of ointments, tinctures, compresses and other medicines. The basis of treatment with alternative medicine methods is herbal and natural remedies, which are absolutely safe for health.
Treatment of hygroma with alternative means
Treatment of a hygroma by alternative means is one of methods of disposal of an unpleasant neoplasm. Alternative treatment involves the use of medicinal plants and natural remedies that are absolutely safe for the human body and help to cure the hygroma at any stage of development.
Treatment of hygroma with natural remedies and reviews of such treatment testify to the popularity and effectiveness of these methods. There are many recipes for alternative medicine that do not require a lot of time for cooking and expensive ingredients, but they have effective healing properties. As a rule, the treatment of hygroma with alternative means is used at home and does not require medical authorization.
Treatment of hygroma with copper
Treatment of hygroma with copper refers to methods of treatment by alternative means. At many doctors and patients such treatment of a good-quality tumor causes weight of doubts and questions. What are the useful properties of copper and how does it help to cure the hygroma? Unfortunately, no one can answer these questions, but the fact remains that copper helps to cure the neoplasm.
So, to treat hygroma with copper, you need a copper coin and elastic bandage or any other bandage that you will wear for several days without removing it. We attach the coin to the gigroma and apply a tight bandage. The dressing should not be removed for at least three days. If the hygroma is large, then the bandage should be worn for at least five days. Those who used this method of treatment of hygromes, confirm its effectiveness. Another way, based on the treatment of copper hygromes, is that the coin is heated on fire, watered with saline solution and for several days is wound up to the affected area of the body.
Treatment of hygroma in the home
Treatment of hygroma at home is carried out using alternative methods. Hygroma is referred to as a disease that is constantly progressing, despite the fact that this process is rather slow. Gradually, a small seal turns into a large subcutaneous bump. When a hygroma appears, it is recommended to seek medical help, but if there is no such option, the treatment is carried out at home by alternative methods.
- The most common method of treating hygroma at home is to crush it. With the help of a hard massage, pressure or impact, the tumor envelope breaks, and its liquid contents are poured into the tissues in the joint cavity. The method is very painful and ineffective, because over time the membrane of the hygroma coalesces and the tumor recurs.
- Treatment of hygroma at home using compresses is a more effective and painless method. Compresses can be done independently by prescription of alternative medicine or seek medical advice. The simplest, and effective compress is prepared from a ficus tincture (a handful of leaves of the plant are poured with purified kerosene and insist). Tincture is impregnated with a piece of gauze, the compress is applied to the hygromic for a couple of hours, and then replaced with fresh. Such treatment within 14 days will permanently rid the hygroma.
- To treat hygroma, you can prepare a vegetable ointment. Mix a spoonful of red clay and a spoonful of sea salt and dilute with water. You should get a thick gruel. Put it on gauze and wind up with a bandage to gigroma.
- Crushed chestnuts - this is another way to cure hygroma at home. Just attach a compress from the chestnut slurry to the tumor and change every 3-4 hours for 1-2 weeks.
If treatment of hygroma in the home has not brought the expected results, then you need to seek medical help and remove the tumor by the operating method.
Laser treatment of hygroma
Laser treatment of hygroma is a modern method, which is an alternative to surgical operation. Before the procedure, the patient is diagnosed, which begins with examination, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. Only after conducting the diagnosis, the doctor decides how appropriate to remove the hygroma with a laser.
The treatment is performed under local anesthesia, so the patient does not feel any pain during the treatment. As a rule, when gigrom use a carbon dioxide laser, which has coagulating and disinfecting properties. Using a laser, the surgeon dissects the skin over the hygroma and removes the capsule with its contents. After that, the doctor treats the subcutaneous bed and imposes a series of internal and external sutures. The final stage of laser treatment is the application of a sterile bandage and recommendations for the rehabilitation period. Note that when laser treatment, hygromas use joint fixation with the aid of brace dressings or immobilizing gypsum dressings.
The main advantage of laser treatment is the aesthetics of this method and cosmetological effect. On the site of the skin where the operation was performed, there are no scars or scars, which can not be said about the traditional surgical intervention. And the time of laser treatment takes no longer than 10-15 minutes, with no need to stay for observation in the hospital. Treatment of hygroma with a laser is performed for patients who are older than 7 years.
Treatment of hygroma with ointments
Treatment of hygroma with ointments is an effective method that allows you to safely get rid of a benign tumor with liquid contents. Typically, the hygroma appears due to injuries or lifting weights. Treatment with ointment takes a lot of time, but unlike surgical intervention does not leave scars and does not lead to complications.
The most popular ointment for the treatment of hygroma is propolis ointment. To prepare the ointment, you need a couple of spoons of propolis, butter and a ceramic pot. Oil and propolis are mixed in a pot on low heat for three hours. After that, the ointment must be filtered and drained into a glass jar. It is recommended to apply ointment on the bumps twice a day, to use until the hygroma is completely resorbed.
Medicamentous treatment of hygroma
Drug treatment of hygroma is not used, as today there are no effective medicines, the use of which would help to cure a benign neoplasm. Therefore, the most effective method of treating hygroma is surgical excision and surgical removal of the tumor.
When puncturing, i.e., syringe is removed from the hygroma, medications can be injected into the tumor cavity for its rapid resolution. In this case, the drugs are selected by the doctor and depend on the patient's age, localization of the hygroma and the stage of its development. The most popular, affordable and effective method of treating hygromas are methods of alternative medicine, but even they do not guarantee that it will be possible to get rid of the hygroma forever.
Surgical treatment of hygroma
Operative treatment of hygroma implies several methods of treatment. First of all, this is a surgical excision of the tumor, its removal, puncture and treatment with a laser. All these methods allow you to get rid of the hygroma.
Surgical excision is performed under anesthesia, as well as its removal. The doctor dissects with the scalpel the skin over the tumor and removes it along with the liquid contents. After this, the patient is disinfected with a wound and stitches are applied. But after such prompt treatment of hygroma scars remain, stationary monitoring is required, and the rehabilitation process takes a long time. Puncture and laser treatment are safer methods, but they are conducted only on medical recommendations.
Treatment of hygroma on hand
Treatment of hygroma on the arm can be carried out in several ways. The hygroma can be cured with a laser, surgically removed or alternatively. Treatment of hygroma on the hand depends on the location of its location and size. The more hygroma, the more difficult it is to treat. Operational and laser treatment involves the complete removal of the contents of the tumor. Let's consider several recipes for treating hygroma with alternative means.
- A bandage with plant ingredients or ointments is applied to a benign tumor. In addition, as a compress you can use a copper coin, which for several days with the help of a tight bandage is tied up to the gigroma.
- The hygroma can be cured with alcohol tincture. The alcohol is diluted with water, the gauze is soaked in the resulting liquid and applied to gigroma for 10 hours, as a rule, the procedure is done overnight.
- Another effective method of treating hygromas on the arm is the use of ripe fruits of the physalis. The fruits are crushed to a mushy condition, they are applied to the bandage, and the bandage to the hygromous, on top everything is wrapped in polyethylene and a warm cloth. The compress is left for 9-10 hours. The treatment is carried out for two weeks. The method allows completely to cure the hygroma on the hand, regardless of the size of the tumor.
Treatment of hygroma brush
Treatment of the hygroma of the hand is carried out by surgical method or by alternative medicine methods. So, surgical intervention allows quickly, but painfully to get rid of a tumor, and methods of alternative medicine suggest a long, but painless treatment. Before removing the hygroma, it is subject to histological examination, like any other bony benign tumor. This allows you to perform an operation with a minimum risk for the bones of the hand.
As for treatment by alternative means, for this purpose, ointments, tinctures, compresses, wraps, massages can be used. In any case, before self-treatment of a hygroscopic brush, it is recommended to undergo a survey and get medical advice and a prognosis regarding her treatment.
Treatment of hygroma with alternative means
Treatment of a hygroma of a brush by alternative means is a set of recipes which help to cure a cyst of any size on any site of a body. Let's look at some of the most effective recipes
- Bitter wormwood will help cure the hygroma. Take the plant, grind it well, until the juice is formed. Wormwood spread on a bandage and attach to gigroma at night.
- Cabbage compress is the most affordable recipe for alternative medicine, allowing you to cope with hygroma. Cabbage leaves to grind in a blender or to pass through a meat grinder, squeeze juice through a sieve or gauze. Cabbage juice drink a glass for a month.
- If the hygroma appeared on the hand or on the foot, you can delete it using the following recipe. Properly steam the body area with hygroma, and smear the tumor with honey. On top of the hygromous, place a piece of parchment paper and wrap it with a warm cloth or woolen shawl. Such a treatment procedure is recommended to be performed every day until the hygroma is fully absorbed.
Treatment of wrist hygroma
Treatment of wrist hygroma can be carried out by conservative methods or by traditional operative ones. One of the most popular methods of treating wrist hygroma is puncture. But this method allows for a time to remove the hygromus, because after a certain period of time the tumor recurs. Crushing is a painful method, which in its efficiency can be compared with puncturing.
The most effective method is surgical removal of the tumor. Alternative treatments require time and patience. But such treatment is absolutely safe and it can be used to treat hygroma in any part of the body and patients of any age. To determine exactly which method of treatment will be effective, it is recommended to seek medical help. The doctor will diagnose the tumor and give advice on its treatment
Treatment of wrist hygroma with alternative means
Treatment of wrist hygroma with alternative means allows to cure a benign tumor with absolutely safe methods for the body. Let's look at the most effective recipes of alternative medicine for the treatment of wrist hygroma.
- To prepare an ointment from a hygromist you will need aloe, a glass of Cahors and honey. Ingredients should be taken in equal proportions and mixed to a homogeneous consistency. Ointment is applied to the tumor, from above wrapped with cellophane and a warm cloth. This treatment procedure is best done before bedtime, leaving a compress with ointment for the whole night.
- Another therapeutic recipe, the main component of which is aloe. Take the pulp of aloe, rye flour and honey. Mix the ingredients, you should get a tight cake. Put it on a hygromo, cover with cellophane and wrap it with a warm cloth. Like the previous alternative remedy, this recipe is recommended for overnight.
- Compress of blue clay will help to bring the hygromous. Apply a compress of moist blue clay on the affected area and wrap it. After two hours, the compress should be replaced with fresh. Use the tool is recommended until the disappearance of the hygroma.
Treatment of hygroma of the wrist joint
Treatment of hygroma of the wrist joint is carried out by the same methods as treatment of hygroma on the hand or on the wrist. That is, the hygienic wrist joint is treated:
- Surgical methods;
- With the help of a laser;
- Methods of alternative medicine;
- Dotting and other methods that can be prescribed by the attending physician.
The method of treatment depends on the size of the hygroma, the stage of its development, the age of the patient and other individual characteristics. Note that with the use of certain treatments (crushing, puncturing, some methods of alternative medicine), the hygroma can recur. Therefore, the most reliable method of treating the wrist joint is surgical removal.
Treatment of finger hygroma
Treatment of finger hygroma should be done if a benign tumor causes discomfort, pain, or is large. Most often, the hygroma appears at the base of the distal phalanx or on the interphalangeal joint. In this part of the finger, with the appearance of the hygroma and its progression, the skin is strongly stretched and thinned. Less often, the hygroma appears on the palmar side of the fingers.
Treat a gargling finger using the operating method or alternative medicine. Especially popular is the method of treatment using a copper coin. The coin is tightened with a dense bandage to the finger and left for a few days.
Treatment of hygroma on the leg
Treatment of hygroma on the leg is carried out only by an operative method. The operation is performed by the surgeon. This method of treating hygroma is explained by the fact that, despite the fact that the tumor is benign, it is very painful and gives a lot of inconvenience. Of course, this method of treatment in many patients causes fear, so before surgical removal you can try alternative methods of medicine. One of the recipes of alternative medicine can be used to treat hygroma on the leg, let's consider it.
To prepare a remedy, you will need 500 ml of kerosene, 5-10 chopped ficus leaves. Ficus leaves are infused on kerosene for 10-12 days, in a dark cool place. After that, the gauze dressing is moistened in a liquid and applied to a hygromous. The compress should be kept for 10-30 minutes, but not longer, as there may be a burn. The treatment procedure should be carried out 3-4 times a day until the hygroma completely disappears.
Treatment of foot hygroma
Treatment of foot hygroma requires the use of surgical methods. Hygroma on the foot delivers a lot of discomfort when walking and it hurts. Most often a benign tumor appears on the back surface of the foot or on its side. The pain from the hygroma is amplified because of wearing tight shoes and constant rubbing. Due to damage to the tumor, an inflammatory process can begin and lead to serious pathological processes.
To treat a hygent foot is best with the help of a laser. Since after such treatment the hygroma quickly heals and there are no scars left. If the treatment is performed by surgery, then after the operation follows the postoperative period, observation in the hospital and rehabilitation.
Treatment of foot hygroma with alternative means
Treatment of foot hygroma with alternative methods is only used if the tumor has only begun to progress and increase in size. Great hygroma is treated with surgery. Let's consider two recipes for treating foot hygroma with alternative means.
- You will need a piece of natural cloth. The tissue needs to get wet in the urine (oddly enough, the urinotherapy methods help in treating the hygroma), attach to the tumor, wrap it with cellophane and a warm cloth. Compress is recommended for overnight.
- Another recipe for treating hygroma on the foot involves the use of cabbage leaves and honey. Leaves of cabbage should be smeared with honey, attach to gigroma, wrap with cellophane and a warm cloth. Like past compress, cabbage is recommended for overnight.
Treatment of finger hygroma
Treatment of finger hygroma can be performed by operating methods, ineffective methods such as puncturing and crushing (hygroma recurs) or alternative medicine methods. Let's consider the methods of treating finger hygroma with the help of alternative medicine.
- In order to cure the hygroma on the finger, you can prepare a medicinal infusion of lilac. Leaves, branches and lilac flowers fill with water and boil for 20-30 minutes. The broth should be insisted for at least five hours and filtered. After that, a bandage bandaged with a dense bandage should be steamed in a tincture.
- If the hygroma only started to develop, it is recommended to lubricate it with iodine. This method of treatment is effective and absolutely painless.
- With the help of a clay compress, you can cure a hygromous on your finger. Mix a spoonful of red clay with urine until a mushy condition is obtained. The resulting mixture is spread on the bandage and reattach to the gigroma. Compress is best done at night.
Treatment of ankle hygroma
Treatment of the ankle hygroma is quite a rare phenomenon, since the tumor does not often appear on this part of the leg. Hygroma progresses very slowly, first a small cone appears, which is well probed and does not hurt. But over time, the cone reaches a size of 5 to 10 centimeters. As a rule, this is due to the constant pressure on the hygroma.
To treat a hygienic ankle joint can be conservative methods, surgical intervention and alternative medicine methods. A radical and effective method of treatment is the removal of the hygroma by laser or surgical removal. Such treatment is a guarantee that the hygroma does not recur.
Treatment of hygroma in children
Treatment of hygroma in children should be under medical supervision. Hygroma, that is, a benign tumor with liquid contents, is extremely rare in children and less often stops in the malignant. To treat hygroma in children, use ultraviolet irradiation, mud therapy, paraffin applications or electrophoresis. But surgical treatment is used only if the hygroma is large and the child is more than three years old. In this case, the hygroma is removed under local anesthesia, and after treatment, preventive therapy is administered.
Treatment of hygroma is a complex of methods that are aimed at eliminating benign neoplasm. A hygroma can appear on any part of the body, in other words it is an inflammation of the joint's synovial bag. Note that hygroma can have a genetic predisposition, therefore, methods of disease prevention are very important. When performing physical exercises it is recommended to fix joints with elastic bandages, and with constant loads on the same group of joints, evenly distribute the load level.