Youthful skin is smooth, firm, evenly coloured with no growth. Unwanted growth on the skin not only looks unsightly but makes us look unattractive. This can be treated by Radiofrequency cautery. It is the technology that uses energy to make cosmetic enhancing incisions. Healing is rapid, virtually bloodless and with little or no bruising or swelling.
Various types of elevated skin lesions can affect people. Benign skin lesions like epidermal nevus, sebaceous nevus, DPN, freckles, mole, skin tags, seborrheic keratosis, actinic keratosis, cherry angiomas; Infectious lesions like viral warts, molluscum contagiosum..
At SPARSH, we possess world’s no. 1 US FDA approved cautery – ELLMAN. It allows smooth and virtually bloodless procedure. Fine tissue cutting also ensures minimal peripheral tissue damage, with rapid healing and no residual scarring.
No, Radiofrequency cautery is always done under local anaesthesia, topical or injectable.
Removal of superficial lesions not leave any residue scar, but in deep dermal lesion there will be superficial residual scar.
From 5 minutes to 30 minutes, according to the number of lesions
Yes, once removed properly, the benign lesions like DPN, freckles, mole, skin tags, seborrheic keratosis etc. doesn’t recur. Infectious lesions like warts and molluscum contagiosum may recur after treatment. They require 2-3 months of follow-up treatment post procedure to remove them completely. Couple of more procedural sessions may also be required in resistant cases.
As stated above, benign lesions like DPN, freckles, mole, skin tags, seborrheic keratosis etc. require a single session. While infectious lesions like warts and molluscum contagiosum requires two or more sittings.
Clean the area with normal saline: Just dabbing is advisable as rubbing may lead to persistent erythema.
Apply topical antibiotic cream for a week. Dress with sterile gauze and hypoallergic sticking tape (micropore), which is to be removed after 48 hours, as necessary.
Systemic antibiotics for 5 days, if multiple lesions are treated and infection is anticipated.
Sunscreen, if exposed areas are treated.
