Wart removal

Can children have treatment for their Warts?

Provided there is a parent or guardian present, then we treat children from ages 10 years and up.

The CryoPen or plasma procedures are very successful and safe and have minimal discomfort during or after treatment. It is important to add that all warts are different and may require 2-3 treatments to remove. However, you will be given realistic expectations and costs during your free wart assessment over the phone and in person. You can then decide if you would like to proceed or not.

Does the Wart treatment hurt?

It is often advisable to soak, ideally with Salicylic acid solution first, before coming to see us.
There may be some discomfort on the wart or the surrounding areas, and those areas may be a little sore for about 1-2 minutes.

What happens during the treatment?

The heat cauterisation of the plasma spray ionised gases causes the cell membrane of the wart to rupture and cut off the blood supply. CryoPen will freeze the wart using high pressurised nitrous oxide at minus 89 degrees. This high pressure and extremely low temperature will rupture the cell membrane within the wart, causing the wart to reduce in size.

How long is the treatment for Warts?

The treatment itself can be around 2 minutes. However, 30 minutes would be needed for your initial appointment and 15 minutes for any further treatment of the same warts.

How long before the Wart disappears?

A significant difference may be seen after the first treatment. However, it is more likely that a second or third treatment may be necessary. Some warts can be particularly stubborn to remove, especially on younger children and those adults where the warts are very well established. We would normally notice a difference in the first 2 to 3 weeks. Follow-up treatments over the coming weeks would cost significantly less than the original treatment.

They are treated and removed using advanced medical-grade CryoPen cryotherapy, plasma, or ThermaVein.
CryoPen will freeze the wart using nitrous oxide at minus 89 degrees.
High pressure and extremely low temperature rupture the cell membrane within the wart, causing the wart to reduce in size.
The heat cauterisation of the plasma spray ionised gases causes the cell membrane of the wart to rupture the and cut off the blood supply.
Thermavein thermocoagulation causes the cell membranes in the centre of the wart to die off. Over a period of a few days or even weeks, the wart, with no blood supply, will diminish and disappear.

Warts can be very contagious, although harmless, and usually spread from direct skin contact or in damp places. Prime examples are swimming pools and communal showers. If you scratch your wart, the viral particles may spread to other areas of your skin. They can develop individually or in clusters.

It may take 2 or even 3 treatments for the wart to fall off and disappear eventually. On average, it is usually between 1 and 2 months for the wart to disappear fully.

There can be some discomfort, particularly for younger children. There will be extreme cold for a few seconds.
Discomfort is kept to a minimum whether the wart is treated with cryotherapy, thermavein or plasma.

CryoPen and Thermaven are highly successful in treating warts.
CryoPen is a medical-grade cryotherapy device used in hospitals. This particular cryotherapy treatment is renowned to be the most successful. It is often advisable to soak, ideally with salicylic acid solution first, before coming to a wart specialist such as Skin Revision.
CryoPen will freeze the affected area of the wart at -89 degrees C. The feeling is of intense cold, but only in the treated area.
The wart will feel sore for about 5 minutes before the minimal pain wears off.
It may need two treatments or even three if the wart is old with longer roots. It is a skin virus, and so an old wart can take these further treatments.
Provided the necessary aftercare has been adhered to, the wart will gradually fall off and the skin will be left blemish-free.
Thermavein is proving to be also hugely successful, other than warts that are under the nail.
Plasma spray is also a very viable option that ruptures the cell membrane and cuts off the blood supply.

It is unknown if the wart will get bigger or worse if left untreated.
You may try over-the-counter treatments first to see if that is a remedy.
If that does not work, or the warts do not diminish on their own accord, then it would be advisable to get the wart treated ASAP. If left untreated, the warts may become sore or painful and may spread to other parts of the body or to other people.

Children can be treated by Skin Revision in Beaconsfield, Bucks, from the age of 10 years old. Between the ages of 10 and 18 years, children must be accompanied by their parent(s) or a guardian and give permission for the treatment to be performed.

The common wart will be seen in the areas mentioned; however, the plantar wart can actually grow inwards on the feet’s soles and be very painful and difficult to treat with over-the-counter products.

While there’s a possibility of warts recurring, especially if the virus persists in the skin. However, following the aftercare advice can minimize the risk of recurrence. Advice such as keeping the wart dry and covered. Also, it would be advised not to touch the wart at any stage with your hands unless you are wearing gloves.

Mild redness, swelling, or blistering may occur post-treatment but typically resolve within a few days.