Treatment

Skin Tag \ Lesion Removal

CryoPen Skin Tag, Wart, Verrucae & Benign Lesion Removal

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All areas

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Procedure takes
from 10 mins

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Risks include Redness, Swelling, Blistering, Pigment Changes, Scabbing, Sensitivity

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Recovery time
Immediate

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Resume activities
from 24 hours

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Results
up to 2 weeks for visible results
Multiple treatments may be needed

What are Skin Tags, Warts & Verrucas?

Skin tags are very common and usually completely harmless but can often be highly visible due to the locations they are most commonly found such as the face and neck, but are also found on the under arm and underneath the breast areas. They are essentially soft lumps of excess tissue that are attached to the skin.

​Warts & Verrucas are small lumps on the skin that most people have at some point in their life. They usually go away on their own but may take months or even years, however whilst harmless, they can causing itching, discomfort and often embarrassment due to their visible appearance.

What is Cryotherapy Treatment?

Cryotherapy is a procedure that uses extreme cold to destroy tissue in a process called Cryo-necrosis, which ultimately means tissue destruction by freezing.  The treatment is quick, effective, requires no anaesthesia and the results cause less scarring than other means of lesion removal.  There is minimal downtime post treatment so it is back to life immediately.

Frequently asked questions

Cryotherapy requires no anaesthesia and has less scarring than other techniques of skin lesion removal, with very little aftercare and downtime post procedure. Treatment is quick, simple and painless and you can go about your everyday life immediately after treatment.

The Cryopen® applicator is held as close as possible to the skin imperfection and move quickly towards and away from it. This could be from one to 30 seconds, depending on the size and depth of the lesion. After the first Freezing cycle, the tissue can thaw for about 30 seconds. Now the second Freezing cycle will begin. The tissue will freeze faster than during the first freezing cycle.

Yes, but cautions about skin type and location must be considered prior to deciding on freeze times. People with high levels of cryoglobulins should be treated with caution. Dark skin tones, may not want to have cryotherapy, it will kill the melanocytes around the treated area making the skin in that area lighter.

In addition, it is necessary to obtain a result with the least damage to the surrounding skin. In other instances, a deep lesion may take several aggressive treatments to get results. It is important to have an instrument that can adapt to variable dosing of power.

Darkening or lightning of the skin may occur temporarily. Both generally last for a few months. The pigment change is more common in darker skin types.

Most small common warts will respond to a single treatment. However, certain types and very deep lesions can be difficult to remove and may require more than one treatment.

There are no limitations on activity except to protect the area from damage or abrasion. Swimming and showering is not a problem, however it is important to wear SPF the day after treatment.

Skin, skin tags, age spots, warts, actinic keratosis, verrucas, milia, cherry angiomas and other benign skin imperfections.

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