What you need to know about laser wart removal

Removing warts with laser treatment

You've heard of laser hair removal, right? But what about laser wart removal?  Laser hair removal is rapidly increasing in popularity. Amazingly, laser treatment can prevent or greatly reduce the growth of body hair. If you think that is amazing, wait until you hear what else laser treatment can do. If you suffer from warts, you may be able to have your warts treated with laser treatments.

Laser wart removal is done at a professional office. There are a number of dermatologists who can offer this type of treatment, but it is most commonly found in laser treatment centers. Laser treatment centers are centers that tend to focus solely on conditions that can be treated by lasers. These conditions may include, but are not limited, unwanted body hair, poor vision, as well as warts.

Laser removal for warts is used when other methods have been unsuccessful or when warts are large or wide spread. It is also recommended during pregnancy. An anesthetic is used and the wound will be painful for a few days after laser surgery. There is usually no scarring.

Laser surgery uses an intense beam of light, or laser, to burn and destroy the wart tissue. It is usually done in a doctor's office or clinic. Local or general anesthetic may be used, depending on the number of warts to be removed or the size of the area to be treated. The laser used is a pulsed dye laser.

As previously mentioned, your best chance for undergoing laser wart removal is to contact a local laser treatment center. If you have a primary care physician, they may be able to point you in the direction of a well-known and trusted laser treatment center.  If you do not have a primary care physician who can provide you with recommendations, ask for recommendations or check online and check any reviews.

When it comes to undergoing a laser wart removal, you will probably need to make a consultation appointment. This appointment, if it is needed, will be used to fully examine your body, as well as the warts that you would like removed. If you are being referred by a dermatologist or even your family physician, it's possible. Check this with your doctor and the laser clinic.

Consultation appointments are not only used to examine your warts, but they are also used to prepare you for the procedure. If you are not planning on having a consultation appointment, it is important that you understand exactly how the procedure will go. You should can research this online or you may be able to consult on the phone with the staff at the clinic.

When it comes to laser wart removal, one of the most common questions asked is about pain. Laser removal requires a local anesthetic or some clinics may use topical numbing gel. You can take over-the-counter pain medication if you require it afterwards, as the removal site may be tender for a few days. It is a day procedure only.

Laser wart removal is suitable for individuals of all ages, though it is not often used on children.