Laser removal of tumors is a very common and effective method that helps to get rid of unnecessary growth. This is a relatively new method that appeared in the medical arsenal not long ago, but has proven its advantages over other removal methods. Use liquid nitrogen, electricity, or a scalpel to remove laser-damaged precursors. All of these will bring great discomfort to patients, and laser removal shows high results under painless intervention.
Why delete
Papillomas of various shapes and sizes are usually benign tumors. They are located on the mucous membrane of the wearer or his skin. The main reason for their appearance is the action of human papillomavirus, which in most cases is sexually transmitted.
Remove these deposits and perform several tasks at once:
- Aesthetic correction.Growing patients may feel uncomfortable and pay too much attention to others. Therefore, even if growth does not pose a danger to him, a person will feel unsafe and uncomfortable.
- Prevent injuries.If it grows in a trauma location that is constantly touched by the patient, it may cause the protrusion to separate. In addition, when trying to cover the papilloma with clothing, there may be problems such as bruising the affected area. This is full of damage to papilloma and possible subsequent infections. Damage can lead to microbial penetration, which can lead to wound inflammation. If this happens, you must treat the damaged area with peroxide and immediately go to the clinic to remove the remaining part of the papilloma.
- Reduce the risk of cancer.Although growths are benign in nature, they can manifest in many forms, such as warts. They are usually located in private places and pose a great danger to the development of cancer. To prevent the disease, all warts must be removed.
Do not delete the growth yourself. Any attempt to tie a papilloma with a thread or comb may make the condition worse.
Benefits of the process
Compared with other cleaning methods, laser destruction has several advantages.Including:
- Guaranteed results.Due to the action of the laser, the growth is completely eliminated, and nothing remains even in the deep subcutaneous layer. The device can penetrate deep enough to remove all traces of tumors.
- Painless.Laser irradiation minimizes the suffering of patients. If you add a local anesthetic during the operation for initial anesthesia, there is no pain at all.
- Program speed. It takes 2 to 5 minutes for each element to remove the papilloma with laser.
- Non-invasive. The laser beam is in a strictly restricted area and will not exceed its range. In this case, more than one part of the laser will not touch the surgical site. This is very important because this method helps to minimize the risk of infection and provides a high degree of sterility assurance.
- There is no postoperative scar.If the work is done correctly, there should be no traces of laser action at the exposure position. This is due to the fact that the affected tissue has completely evaporated, and then new, intact skin replaces it.
- A bloodless deletion method.The laser beam heats the blood capillaries and quickly seals their walls. As a result, the bleeding stopped and did not recover after the operation.
- Suitable for different body parts.Not all removal methods can be used on every part of the body. Intimate places, eyelids, etc. are considered particularly sensitive. Due to the precision of the laser beam, laser destruction does a good job of coping with the growth of such areas.
All these factors make laser removal one of the most needed procedures to get rid of growth.
Contraindications
The list of contraindications for this process is not as long as other destruction methods.In the prohibition against laser removal:
- Diabetes;
- Oncology;
- Deterioration of chronic disease;
- Epilepsy; Diseases related to endocrine system problems;
- Poor blood clotting;
- HIV or AIDS;
- Acute inflammatory disease.
In addition, patients who have recently suffered from influenza or acute respiratory infections should also postpone surgery for a period of time.
Process description
Before starting any measures to remove growths, the doctor will disinfect the area to be operated on. In some cases, local anesthetic pain relievers are used. Usually, ointments or sprays are used for this. After administering the anesthetic, after 2-3 minutes, the removal process begins.
The laser beam hit the affected area directly, burning harmful growths. At this time, the contents of the cells evaporate under the action of the laser, removing every layer of the affected tissue. This does not only happen in easily accessible places in open spaces. The procedure to remove the papilloma on the eyelid is the same. The only subtle difference in this area is that a special cooling method is used for the patient to prevent pain and burns at this sensitive point.
According to the same principle, remove the tumor in the private part. But here, doctors usually use anesthetic injections as anesthetics, injecting growths from different sides.
The moment the needle is inserted may be a little painful, but within a few minutes, the sensitivity of the affected area has completely disappeared, and further operations are completely painless.
The affected area becomes a bloodless wound. When destroyed, it is sterilized due to the action of laser. After clearing the deposits, the doctor treated the affected area with potassium permanganate.
After the operation, the patient may have slight redness, swelling, itching, or mild soreness at the site where the papilloma was removed.
This reaction is considered normal because although the procedure is noninvasive, the skin integrity is still intervened during the procedure.All maladaptations disappear completely within 2-4 days after surgery.
A dry crust later appeared on the top of the wound. Underneath it is a layer of already healthy skin, so unless it comes off by itself, its protective shell cannot be torn off. Otherwise, scars may remain on the skin and the recovery process itself may take longer.
Consequences
Complications after laser destruction are rare. Usually, their presence is related to the disease that the patient already has, and the patient is not cured before the operation. Therefore, for example, if a patient suffers from skin inflammation, it may lead to the appearance of pigmentation. If the skin itself is very sensitive, the burn may cause the skin to become slightly red. In a highly allergic reaction, edema may appear at the contact area.
In order to eliminate all adverse consequences, it is necessary to consult a doctor before destroying the laser.
Postoperative care
After removing the deposits, the patient must observe the following rules:
- Do not allow water to enter the wound for 2-3 days;
- It is forbidden to visit saunas, bathtubs and swimming pools;
- Do not wipe the damaged area with a towel;
- Do not use adhesive plaster on the wound;
- Do not use alcohol-containing scrubs and lotions to treat the papilloma resection site;
- Avoid exposure to ultraviolet light.
Several times a day, the wound needs to be disinfected. This must be done before the knot is removed. This treatment should prevent infection and help speed up the time to complete healing.To treat the damaged area, you can take iodine or potassium permanganate solution.
After removing the site, it can be treated with anti-inflammatory ointment.
Their role is to promote tissue regeneration and reduce inflammation and edema. It is best to consult a doctor before choosing a specific treatment.
Which method is better
Laser removal is not the only way to deal with harmful growth. There are other methods, including:
Freeze forming.
is based on removing papilloma with liquid nitrogen. Due to exposure to low temperatures, the deposits began to collapse and eventually disappear completely. This method is effective, but has several disadvantages. Among them, it is impossible to completely control the depth of action of nitrogen. The substance can pass very deeply and reach healthy areas, and vice versa, only having an effect on the surface, but not all local locations of the deposits.
In addition, the characteristics of this method are:
- The possibility of postoperative scars;
- The painful feeling;
- The results cannot be guaranteed after the first process.
Therefore, laser destruction shows higher efficiency than cryogenic freezing. Laser resection reduces the pain and is more likely to guarantee the desired result.
Radio waves are cleared.
This method of destruction is carried out using a special device that uses radio waves to act on the papilloma. Due to the pointing effect of the radio knife, this facilitates the removal of deposits. The accuracy of the process is very high, so it will not affect the adjacent tissues. However, the risk of burns or infection is extremely low.
This method is suitable for removing small benign lesions. It is very efficient, making it as popular as laser destruction. Both methods are considered to be modern methods to remove papilloma, and have also been well applied in medicine.
Electrocoagulation.
This method is based on the action of high-frequency current directly acting on the papilloma at the lesion. Now, electrocoagulation is considered a common but outdated method. This method prevents you from bleeding after removing the papilloma by cauterizing blood vessels.
However, when using high-frequency current, the patient will experience pain even after anesthesia. This has caused some patients to give up electrocautery and choose laser resection as a more advanced and easier method.
Estimated cost
The price range depends not only on the area and clinic where the removal is performed, but also on the number, size and location of the growths removed.
In many clinics, mass removal of tumors has a certain discount: the more patients, the cheaper the cost of removing one tumor.
Getting rid of growth in the genital area can be much more expensive than other parts of the body. Moreover, due to the complexity of this operation, not every clinic provides this service.