Electrocoagulation of a wart

2023 Author: Alfred Shackley | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-21 13:14

Surely many of us have encountered the problem of warts and even more than once. And everyone is familiar with the desire to part with them faster, since their presence is so unpleasant aesthetically, and for someone it even interferes with living a full life.

What is a wart and why does it appear?

A wart indicates the presence of a human papillomavirus, usually of a low oncogenic type. You can get infected with it by contacting the patient, sharing household items. It is easiest to get infected in humid conditions, such as in a sauna or swimming pool. Moreover, almost all of us are sick with the virus, and not all of us have warts. This is facilitated by various factors and the individual state of human health.

If we talk about external factors that contribute to the penetration of the virus into the body, then we should mention excessive sweating of the hands and feet, decreased immunity, nervous disorders, mental trauma, and disorders in the endocrine system.

In medical terms, a wart is a benign neoplasm on the skin in the form of a papilla or nodule, located anywhere on the body. You should not start the process that has appeared, or at least it is worth observing the further condition of the skin, since the formations can grow. In search of a way to get rid of growths, you should resort to already proven technologies.

Do not be lazy and contact a specialized institution to qualified specialists. Consult for a specific remedy for your skin problem.

General description of the procedure, what it is

The fastest and most painless way to get rid of a wart today is electrocautery. The absence of a visible scar after the procedure and a small percentage of relapse made this method the most popular. Electrocoagulation is the heating of an area of the skin with an electric current.

Electrocoagulation of the wart is performed on the day of the patient's visit. In one session, you can remove several warts on different parts of the body. Another advantage of the procedure is the possibility of removing part of the tissue for histological examination if there is any doubt about the presence of cancer cells. On the treated area of the skin, growths do not appear again. The electric current will destroy not only the wart, but also the locally located virus, which prevents its further spread.

Indications for use

Removing warts is recommended in all cases, not to mention physical discomfort. It is imperative to remove large papillomas prone to overgrowth, as well as papillomas located on the face and in places where they are often injured by shaving or rubbing against clothing. In addition, if you have already resorted to folk and pharmaceutical remedies, and they did not help, you should not waste time, you need to start treatment in a recommended medical way.

This technology is used to remove vulgar, superficial and relatively fresh warts. Since the use of technology avoids visible scars, it can be effectively used on the face and other exposed areas of the body. The method is not suitable for removing plantar warts. Since plantar neoplasms are denser in composition and have a deeper root.

There may be significant discomfort after the procedure. It should be remembered that electrocoagulation of neoplasms allows you to get rid of only the external manifestations of the disease, but does not cure the virus.

How is it done?

For removal, a special apparatus is used - an electrocoagulator. The operation of the device is based on heating the affected area of the skin with a high-frequency electric current. The current strength and processing time are individually selected from a few seconds to several minutes. The parameters depend on the density and location of the neoplasm. Before starting the procedure, the patient must remove all jewelry and metal objects to avoid thermal burns.

The contact between the apparatus and the skin occurs with the help of a heated electrode in the form of a loop, needle, knife or ball, which contributes to the "burning" of the wart. Subsequently, skin regeneration will take place in its place. To avoid painful sensations, the patient needs to apply local anesthesia. Perfectly suited "Novocain" and "Lidocaine" in the form of a spray or injections.

As with any other procedure for eliminating skin imperfections, an antiseptic is used. The high temperature of the electrocoagulator allows to cauterize the small blood vessels located next to the growth, which excludes bleeding. After the end of the session, the formed crusts are treated with 5% potassium permanganate. Processing in this way is required for several more days until the moment when they spontaneously disappear.

Contraindications

Be sure to consult your doctor about the presence of contraindications. Keep in mind that any neoplasm on the skin carries hidden prerequisites for the development of cancer.

The procedure is well tolerated, and you can do it at any time of the day, however, you must familiarize yourself with the following contraindications:

• The presence of chronic diseases and their exacerbation;
• Active phase of herpes;
• Poor blood clotting;
• Oncological diseases;
• Tendency to form keloid scars;
• The location of the wart in the area of large vessels (risk of bleeding);
• Purulent, inflammatory diseases in the area of cauterization;
• Possible allergy to local anesthetic drugs;
• Individual reaction to electric current;
• Pregnancy.

Features of care after the procedure

No complex care manipulations are required. In the first two days, discomfort (tingling or itching) is possible. A dense crust appears at the site of skin treatment with an electrocoagulator, which disappears by itself within 7-10 days. You should not peel off and wet the crust on your own. Until it disappears, the place of cauterization must be treated with an antiseptic.

If the size of the wart was small, then the area of the skin after treatment will be pink, if it was located deeper - relatively lighter, soon the spot will become invisible. Try not to expose your wounds to sun exposure and avoid applying cosmetics for the first month. Do not stick a patch on the treated area in order to avoid creating a greenhouse effect and introducing infections. If you follow all the recommendations of the dermatologist, rehabilitation will take place without any complications.

Taking into account the positive reviews of patients who have undergone a course of removal by the method of electroagulation, we can safely declare its ease of use and significant advantage and, importantly, an affordable price.

Despite the fact that this method was invented several decades ago, it is still quite in demand now. After all, the removal of imperfections with electric current has a large number of advantages: painlessness, speed, absence of bleeding, quick recovery period, low cost, safety and absence of relapses.