COSMETOLOGICAL PRIMACY OF MODIFIED KSHARAKARMA OVER AGNIKARMA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF WARTS - A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY

Abstract

Warts are manifested with hyperkeratosis and acanthosis. Infection with human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most known cause of warts. It is one among the most common skin presentation, affecting 10% of total world population. They are of different types and the most known one  is common warts. These are presented with elevated outgrowths over the epidermis with black dots over it. The disease is very much prevalent among school going children and young adults. It is found as a prime reason of cosmetic embarrassment and affecting the healthy social life of the patients. Ayurveda detailed the kshudraroga (minor disease) named charmakeela, which has very close similarity with warts. The classical management of wart include parasurgical procedures ksharakarma and agnikarma. These two are widely used by Ayurvedic practitioners in the present day. As wart is one of the major issue manifesting cosmetological distress in the affected subjects, the complete resolution of the lesion without further cosmetological problems like hypertrophied scar, hypo/hyper pigmentation at the local site are very much needed to consider in its proper management. Clearance of the local site with minimum scar, normal to skin tone with healthy epithelialisation are the best factor which determines the total effectiveness of the wart treatment. The present case observation done to analyse the effectiveness of the two parasurgical procedures, ksharakarma and agnikarma in Ayurveda.

Keywords : cosmetology, Wart, Charmakeela, kshara karma, agnikarma.