Hyfrecation
Minor Surgery procedures is often performed in Dermatology for multiple benign lesions such as skin tags, warts, Seborrhoiec warts. The process of hyfrecation is performed with a small needle with an electrical pulse which acts as a diathermy to burn away tiny and undesired lumps and bumps from the skin. The treatment is often tolerated well after local anaesthetic and is highly effective.
Our London hyfrecation treatment is perfect for age spots, skin tags, warts, milia and dermatosis papular nigricans such as in the picture below. The hyfrecator is used to rapidly and selectively destroy tissue by the passage of electric current through the tip of the machine as it touches the skin.
Hyfrecation Treats The Following
- Milia
- Skin tags
- Sebaceous hyper-plasia
- Syringomas
- Benign moles
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Hyfrecation Overview
PROCEDURE TIME
30 minutes
TREATMENT PRICE
From £150
NUMBER OF SESSIONS
1-2 required
DOWNTIME
You may have a small scab to manage
BACK TO WORK
Same day
TIMEFRAME FOR RESULTS
the problem area will be removed immediately but the skin will take 2-6 weeks to heal depending on how deep the scab is
Hyfrecation Faq
The pain is not significant and we offer local anesthesia or topical anaesthetic in the form of cream for each treatment as well as using ice packs and distraction with music to keep the procedure as comfortable as possible. Some patients find that having the local anaesthetic injections are worse than the treatment itself so prefer not to have it but of course you always have the option of having some.
The doctor will check that it is safe to do the procedure and consent you for the treatment. Confidential medical photos will then be taken
We take great precautions to minimise the risk of a scar. However each time the skin layers are pierced and broken there is always the risk of a small scar. Most people are happy to accept this risk and very glad to get rid of the lesion in question. Usually at its worst it looks like a small chicken pox scar if that.