Skin Tags, Moles & Warts

Skin tags and moles can be simply removed with electrosurgery. This is a process where a minute current is passed onto the skin after the skin tag or lesion has been removed with a straight or curved scalpel. This instantly stops the bleeding by coagulating the blood and sealing the tissue, protecting it from infection. The resulting scab falls off in approximately 5 - 7 days leaving a slightly pink area that gradually reverts to a light skin colour, becoming hardly visible.

This process does away with the need for suturing. Warts can be removed by a similar procedure or by cryocautery. The latter is a process whereby a very cold spray is applied to the skin lesion. This causes localised frostbite and a blister forms. When this heals up the skin lesion being treated disappears. Sometimes warts may require a further application. Diathermy can also be used to treat the skin lesions a very hot tip is used to cut the skin lesion and stop the bleeding at the same time. The healing phase is the same as electro surgery.