Cryotherapy Wart Removal at VSM Pharmacy
Effective Wart Removal with Cryotherapy at VSM Pharmacy
Struggling with unsightly warts? VSM Pharmacy is here to offer you a reliable solution with our cryotherapy treatment. This method is swift, safe, and designed to efficiently remove warts, providing you with smoother, clearer skin. Suitable for children from 6 years old.
Understanding Warts and Cryotherapy
Warts are common skin growths caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). They can appear anywhere on the skin and are often rough to the touch. While warts are typically harmless, they can be bothersome and may spread to other parts of the body or to other people.
Cryotherapy is a medical procedure that uses extreme cold to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue, such as warts. At VSM Pharmacy, we use this technique to effectively treat and remove warts with minimal discomfort to our patients.
Please note that this treatment is solely for the skin and is not appropriate for genital warts.
How Does Cryotherapy Work for Wart Removal?
The cryotherapy procedure for wart removal involves the application of liquid nitrogen to the wart, resulting in the following steps:
- Application: A clinician at VSM Pharmacy will apply liquid nitrogen to the wart using a special pen. This process is quick and takes about 10 to 30 seconds.
- Sensation: The freezing effect may sting like frostbite or feel similar to an ice cube sticking to your skin. As the skin thaws, it might feel hot or burning.
- Blister Formation: Typically, a blister forms at the treatment site. This blister might be clear or filled with blood and will usually break, dry up, and fall off within 4 to 7 days.
- Healing: After the blister falls off, the area may be sore, but the wart will often be gone. The treated skin may initially appear lighter and take a few months to return to normal colour.
- Follow-Up Treatments: Some stubborn and well developed warts may require several treatments, spaced 4 to 6 weeks apart, to ensure complete removal.
Benefits of Choosing Cryotherapy for Wart Removal
- Quick and Convenient: Treatment sessions are brief, making it easy to fit into your busy schedule.
- Minimal Discomfort: The procedure involves minimal pain and any discomfort can typically be managed with over-the-counter pain medication.
- Effective: Cryotherapy has a high success rate in removing warts and preventing their return.
- Low Risk of Scarring: There is a small chance of scarring, and the skin typically heals well after treatment.
Aftercare and Recovery
Following the cryotherapy treatment, it’s important to care for the treated area properly:
- Keep the area clean and dry.
- Do not break the blister that forms.
- Wash the area daily with soap and water, dry well, and cover it with a bandage or a plaster.
- Apply antiseptic cream and a new plaster after the blister breaks if advised by our clinicians.
- Over-the-counter pain medication may be used for any discomfort.
Ready for Clear Skin?
If you’re tired of dealing with warts, let the specialists at VSM Pharmacy help you with our cryotherapy services. Our team is committed to providing you with a comfortable experience and the best possible results for your skin.
How Does the Service Work?
After the assessment, the wart will be frozen using cryotherapy and a follow-up will be scheduled if required.
Four weeks after the wart treatment, our expert will check your lesion has healed.
How Much Does Wart Removal Cryotherapy Cost?
Consultation
FreeIf your skin lesion is not one of the many we can treat, you will be referred to your GP.Wart Removal
£69.99This includes the initial consultation, treatment of one wart and a check up four weeks later.Additional Wart Removal
£29.99If you have more than one wart, any additional one treated at the same time as the first one is only charged at this cost.Follow Up Treatment
£29.99If your wart 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.