radiosurgery

Scar-free mole, skin tag, and wart removal

scar-free

Unlike traditional lesion removal, Radiosurgery  cauterizes the skin as the lesion is removed.  There is no incision, hence the scar-free result

quick + pain-free

Dr. Vafa injects the area with lidocaine before the treatment so you will not feel the removal at all. The whole treatment takes around 7-10 mins.

Dr. Vafa specializes in scar- free removal of lesions (moles, skin tags, warts, papules, brown spots, solar keratoses and other growths) on the face and body

about radiosurgery

Radiosurgery is a technology used to treat a variety of soft tissue conditions, from the skin to deeper tissues. He uses the latest technology to ensure safe and effective removal of moles, warts and skin lesions. Instead of using a scalpel, radio waves do the cutting.

Radiosurgery technology is somewhat similar to laser or electro-surgery, but it uses a different part of the electromagnetic spectrum than either. Instead of using light waves (like laser), and instead of using high-temperature, low-frequency waves (such as with electro-surgery), radiosurgery uses low-temperature, high-energy waves in the radio bandwidth.

The low-temperature waves used by radiosurgery means that tissues are not burned like they are with electro-surgery. Radiosurgery high energy waves penetrate much less deeply into peripheral tissue (0.02 mm) than CO2 laser (0.5 mm), Holmium laser (0.05 mm), or electro surgery (1.0 mm) units. The benefit to patients is that there is substantially less peripheral tissue destruction (by a factor of 25x compared to laser and by a factor of 50x compared to electro surgery). Less peripheral damage to tissues means much greater precision and significantly faster healing times. Simply put, radiosurgery is an extremely precise way to perform surgery, creating much less trauma to surrounding tissues than other technologies. We use the latest technology to ensure safe and effective removal of moles, warts and skin lesions. Radiosurgery effectively removes lesions present on any part of your body. Dr. Vafa has been using the Radio-Wave Surgery method for lesion removal for over 13 years

what does the radiosurgery procedure entail?

The lesion/mole is first prepped with isopropyl alcohol, injected with a small amount of lidocaine 2% (anesthetic), and then painlessly removed using a radio-surgery electrode*. During the procedure, the treated area is cauterized as the lesion is being removed. This means that the treated area is free of bleeding and therefore ready to be prepped with a triple antibiotic ointment and a band-aid immediately afterwards.

After the procedure, patients are asked to keep the treated area clean and free of contaminants until the wound has scabbed over. This post-procedure maintenance is done by simply cleaning the wound with mild soap and water, applying the triple antibiotic ointment (supplied by us), and a band-aid 1-2 times a day for 2 to 4 days. Typically patients see new skin after a week which is usually pink in color. The new skin then gradually starts to match the surrounding skin in days to weeks.

*results can vary based on individual conditions

what is a wart?

Warts are caused by HPV (Human Papilloma Virus), which is a DNA virus. More than 100 different types of HPV have been identified. These include Common Warts, Palmar or Plantar Warts, Flat Warts, Cystic Warts, Genital Warts and many other types. HPV is spread by direct or indirect contact. Autoinoculation may also occur, causing local spread of lesions. Multiple modalities are available for the treatment of warts, but most are not uniformly effective.

These include topical agents such as salicylic acid, canthardin, trichloroacetic acid, podophyllin and more. Some physicians have used cryotherapy (freezing with liquid nitrogen), lasers or prescription systemic and topical medications, which have also shown minimal effectiveness.

*Dr. Vafa will evaluate each patient and if deemed necessary will biopsy any suspicious lesions and send for pathological examination.

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