Filiform Wart Removal Colchester & Chelmsford
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Amy Gordon

Wart Removal

How does Wart Removal work? Warts come in many variations and on different parts of the body but wherever the wart may be, the process of the treatment is the same. I prefer to use diathermy for Wart Removal, this works by drying the wart out and targeting the virus in an attempt to kill it. This gentleman presents a filiform wart just below his bottom lip which was causing him distress and was equally uncomfortable as he kept catching it when shaving and also when sleeping. We treated this wart twice, the first time we had a great result but there was still a small part of the wart

Mole Removal Colchester & Chelmsford
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Amy Gordon

Mole Removal

Let’s talk about Mole Removal or, as I refer to it, more Mole Reduction. The reason is that this method is not cutting the mole out or shaving it off,  it’s using diathermy to reduce and dessicate (dry out the mole) with a small electrical current which runs through to the tip of a small sterile needle. This method is the best I believe, it’s non-invasive, hugely reduces the risk of scarring and gets great results with little downtime. Of course a level of aftercare must be followed and the first 72 hours there are restrictions but all this is relatively easy and albeit a little sore at first, the

Wart Removal Colchester & Chelmsford
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Amy Gordon

What causes Warts?

What causes Warts?  These frustrating sometimes unsightly lumps that are damaging clients confidence are far more common than we know, but why do we get them? They are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). But how do we get the virus I hear you say? The virus genberally enters our top layer of skin via a small cut or scratch. Once the virus is inside the skin it can then result in a rapid growth of cells on the outer layer of skin, this then ends up producing the wart. This virus is highly contagious and can be transmitted through direct contact with an infected person or indirectly through