Did you get genital warts after getting a pedicure?

　　“Can genital warts be transmitted through pedicure? Isn’t genital warts spread through sexual contact? ”Reporter from Beijing Junke Yinkang Hospital Director Hong Jun was very surprised when he first heard this statement. But experts say this is not sensational. At present, he has treated several patients with interdigital genital warts. The oldest is 65 years old and the youngest is only 20 years old. male。

　　Experts say that although genital warts are generally transmitted through sexual contact, 30% of patients are infected indirectly through non-sexual contact. In the above cases, the genital wart virus that was supposed to occur in the genital area was transmitted to the patient's toes through the massage lady's fingers during pedicure.

　　Massage is more intimate skin Contact, if the massage therapist carries viruses or bacteria, they can be transmitted through tiny breaks in the patient's skin. In addition to genital warts, syphilis, molluscum contagiosum, and tinea pedis are also common skin infections that can be transmitted through foot massage sexually transmitted diseases . In addition, in public places such as bathrooms and pedicure centers, if you have disease If the towels, clothes, foot basins, pedicure equipment, etc. used by customers are given to the next customer without strict disinfection, it will also easily cause the spread of diseases.

　　According to relevant statistics, there are 4 million pedicure practitioners in the country, of which less than 5% are certified, and very few fully meet national standards.

　　Experts say that foot therapy mainly uses the acupuncture points, meridians and reflexology theories in traditional Chinese medicine, that is, every part of the human body has a response point for the overall regulation of the human body. By massaging acupoints on the feet, menstruation can be relaxed and blood circulation activated, thereby regulating visceral functions, adjusting endocrine and improving nerve Function and other purposes, thereby regulating various organs of the body, has been "favored" by people as an emerging health care service. However, due to the uneven quality of pedicure places and the varying qualities of pedicure technicians, there are many people who hide dirt and dirt. In addition, masseurs do not pay attention to timely disinfection and cleaning, etc., which can easily become a medium for the spread of skin and sexually transmitted diseases.

　　Therefore, experts recommend that if your feet are slightly damaged, it is best not to have a pedicure.； Try to choose a regular foot massage center ； After pedicure, wash your feet promptly with soap (sulfur soap, Safeguard, boric acid soap, etc.). Once erythema, blisters, scales, warts, small papules, etc. appear on the skin after pedicure, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time to prevent delaying the condition and causing a wider range of infections.