Minor Surgical Procedures: Lumps & Bumps
Minor operations are carried out at our Worcester clinic under local anaesthetic to remove small lesions such as chalazion, cysts, warts and skin tags, milia and Xanthalasmata, or to take a biopsy for diagnosis.
Pre-Operatively
On the day of surgery please wear comfortable clothes and remove all jewellery. You may eat and drink normally before you attend. No make up should be warn if the lesion in question is on your face.
What To Expect
The area to be treated is numbed either with a cream or an injection. The anaesthetic cream takes approximately 30 minutes to work effectively; the anaesthetic injection stings as it is given but it makes the area numb within a few minutes. It may cause a little bruising at the site of injection.
Post-Operative Care
A dressing may be applied to the operated area. If the lesion is near the eye, it may cover your eye and it is inadvisable to drive home. The dressing may be removed several hours post
operatively or the following day if you prefer. Stitches, if used, may be absorbable and fall away over the week or so following the operation. In some instances non-absorbable stitches may be used and if this is the case arrangements will be made to remove them. You will be given a telephone number to contact if you have any concerns.
Risks
Localised swelling is likely; bruising is possible; the risk of infection is less than 1%. If the lesion is on or close to the lash line, there may be a risk of eyelash loss in the operated area.
Some lesions such as xanthelasmata and viral warts are known to have a risk of recurrence but can usually be treated again without any untoward effects.
Please feel free to ask any questions you may have at any point prior to the procedure.
Price: Start from £400 (inclusive of post-operative appointments) depending on surgery needed. Consultation fee is an additional £275.
Xanthalasmata
Chalazion
Skin Tags
Cysts & Warts
Plasma Ablation Lesion Removal
Plasma is generated when energy is used to break up gas molecules in the air into charged particles. The energy from these particles can be used to rejuvenate the skin in a similar manner to laser, but causing less thermal damage to the underlying tissues and therefore less risk of changes in pigmentation of the treated skin. Procedures are carried out at our Worcester clinic.
What Is Plasma?
Plasma is the fourth state of matter (solid, liquid and gas comprising the other three). It is generated when energy is used to break up gas molecules in the air into charged particles. The energy from these particles can be used to ablate (vaporise) tissue without causing bleeding and with little or no scarring.
How Is Plasma Lesion Removal Performed?
Depending on the nature of the lesion(s) being treated, anaesthetic may be administered as an injection, which takes a few minutes to work, or as a cream (which may require up
to 45 minutes to be effective). The plasma tip delivers vaporising energy to the lesion until it has disappeared, leaving a dark crust which should be left to drop off spontaneously over the following 10 days like a scab. It is important not to pick the crust off, due to the risk of scarring.
How Many Treatments Will I Need?
Usually only a single treatment is required, however it is important for the cosmetic outcome not to over-treat, so if a top-up treatment is required within the first month, there is no additional fee.
Risks
Scarring
Pigmentary Changes
Recurrence
Need for further treatment
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Please feel free to ask any questions you may have at any point prior to the procedure.