Skin Tag Removal
Skin Tag Removal with Cryotherapy at VSM Pharmacy
Are skin tags affecting your confidence or causing discomfort? At VSM Pharmacy, we provide a simple and efficient solution: cryotherapy for skin tag removal. This treatment is designed to be quick, safe, and effective, allowing you to enjoy clear skin with minimal hassle.
What Are Skin Tags?
Skin tags are small, soft, flesh-colored growths that hang off the skin and are commonly found on the neck, armpits, around the groin, or under the breasts. They are benign and typically painless but can become irritated by clothing or jewellery. While skin tags do not usually require medical treatment, many people choose to have them removed for cosmetic reasons or to alleviate discomfort.
Why Opt for Cryotherapy to Remove Skin Tags?
Cryotherapy is a well-established method for removing skin tags. It involves the application of extreme cold to freeze and safely destroy the unwanted tissue. Here’s why cryotherapy at VSM Pharmacy is an excellent choice for skin tag removal:
- Non-Invasive: No incisions or stitches are required.
- Quick Procedure: Each treatment session only takes a few minutes.
- Minimal Pain: Discomfort is typically mild and short-lived.
- No Recovery Time: You can resume your normal activities immediately after treatment.
- Highly Effective: Cryotherapy has a high rate of success in completely removing skin tags.
How Does Cryotherapy Remove Skin Tags?
The process for skin tag removal with cryotherapy is straightforward:
- Consultation: Our clinicians will assess your skin tags and confirm that cryotherapy is suitable for you.
- Application: Liquid nitrogen is carefully applied to the skin tag using a spray pen. The extreme cold will freeze the skin tag.
- Aftermath: The skin tag will quickly freeze, die, and then naturally fall off within a week or two.
- Healing: The site where the skin tag was located will heal over a short period, usually without any scarring.
Aftercare and Recovery
Post-procedure care is minimal, but there are a few simple steps to follow:
- Keep the treated area clean and dry.
- Avoid picking at the treated site to prevent scarring.
- Apply a plaster if the area is prone to friction.
- Use over-the-counter pain relief if you experience any discomfort.
Schedule Your Cryotherapy Treatment Today!
No longer do you have to live with bothersome skin tags. Visit VSM Pharmacy for professional cryotherapy treatment and experience the ease of removing skin tags without surgery.
How Does the Service Work?
After the assessment, the skin tag will be frozen using cryotherapy and a follow-up will be scheduled if required.
Four weeks after the skin tag treatment, our expert will check your lesion has healed.
How Much Does Skin Tag Removal Cryotherapy Cost?
Consultation
FreeIf your skin lesion is not one of the many we can treat, you will be referred to your GP.Skin Tag Removal
£69.99This includes the initial consultation, treatment of one skin tag and a check up four weeks later.Additional Skin Tag Removal
£29.99If you have more than one skin tag, any additional one treated at the same time as the first one is only charged at this cost.Follow Up Treatment
£29.99If your skin tag requires more than one application, the follow up treatment is only charged at this cost.
What Do Our Customers Say?
Frequently Asked Questions
Every skin is different, and some lesions require more care than others. The initial assessment and the treatment of one skin lesion is £69.99. Additional lesions of the same type are £29.99 per lesion. The pharmacist will confirm the costs before the treatment.
Of course. On the day of your appointment, if you decide not to proceed with the treatment, there will not be any charge.
The CryoPen emits a fine jet of nitrous oxide under high pressure, which allows the clinician to work with millimetre precision.
This destroys the tissue by freezing the inter-cellular fluid, forming ice shards and crystals which rupture the membrane, thereby destroying the cell. That means there will be no collateral damage to healthy tissue. It’s so incredibly accurate and practical.
Many different superficial skin lesions can be treated with cryotherapy. That includes
- Warts and verruca
- Skin Tags
- Moles
- Age spots and pigmented spots
- Cherry Angioma
- Mollucum contagiosum
- Milia
- Solar lentigo
It is essential that a correct diagnosis is made before treatment as we do not treat any cancerous lesions as these are more appropriately managed and followed up on the NHS.
If a lesion looks suspicious of skin cancer, you will be advised to seek advice from your GP
The duration of the treatment time will depend on the surface area and the thickness of the tissue being treated.
The pharmacist will choose an application time from 3-30 seconds.
Yes, we cannot treat customers with the following conditions
- Diabetes
- Immuno suppression
- Hepatitis
- Raynaud’s phenomenon
- Pregnancy and breast-feeding
- Auto-immune disorders
Our pharmacist will assess during the consultation if any other exclusion criteria apply to make sure the treatment is safe.
Cryotherapy is a relatively low-risk procedure.
Cryo IQ delivers N2O directly to the area, and not the healthy surrounding tissue. Cryo IQ is both CE and FDA registered.
There will be a pain sensation similar to a stinging nettle on the skin when the nitrous oxide reaches the bottom of the area. There might be a little residual stinging for a few minutes after treatment.
The area treated is frozen by cryotherapy. This kills the localised cells in the area which cause them to shrivel and die.
The treated area may go darker over a few weeks, but will return to normal pigmented skin in about 6 weeks.
Treatment is usually painless, or with a slight discomfort. Initially, immediately after the treatment has been applied you may get any of the following:
- Slight redness due to the initial inflammation, this is a normal and part of the healing process
- You may get a small dry scab
- Itching may occur, usually within a few minutes of treatment and it can last up to 30min.
- Blisters may form with any treatment to the skin and can happen to anyone. Any blistering will not affect the outcome of the treatment.
The healing time after cryotherapy for skin conditions can vary depending on the size and location of the treated area, as well as individual factors such as age and overall health. In general, the healing process can take anywhere from 1 to 4 weeks.
Our address is 124 Frimley Road, Camberley, GU15 2QN.
Our pharmacy’s warts, verruca and skin tags removal service is easily accessible from Camberley, Blackwater, Sandhurst, Frimley, Deepcut, Cove, Hawley, Mytchett, Crowthorne, Surrey Heath, Farnborough, Finchampstead, Ash Vale, Fleet, Bisley, Windlesham, Aldershot, Brookwood, Hartley Wintney, Sunninghill, Pirbright, Bagshot, Bracknell and many other locations in Surrey.