Doctors diagnose papilloma in a large percentage of the population. This disease manifests itself in the form of unpleasant growths on the skin. Painful neoplasms cause discomfort that a person who is faced with such a pathology constantly experiences. There are a huge number of ways to solve this problem. Many experts recommend removing papillomas with Surgitron.
In any case, papilloma requires treatment. After all, over time, it will begin to grow, affecting healthy areas of the skin. In addition, such a neoplasm may well degenerate into malignant. Patients should not try to get rid of the hated papillomas on their own. Reckless actions will have serious consequences. At the site of the torn or cut wart, a wound will appear, which can easily become infected. It is also worth considering that improper removal of papilloma leads to its quantitative increase. If the procedure is performed by an experienced specialist using modern equipment, then the risk of such complications will be reduced to a minimum.
Indications for use and contraindications
When removing papillomas, the aesthetic aspect plays a decisive role, however, when deciding to remove them, you need to make sure that the procedure is safe and justified in its use. Of course, tumors cause discomfort, especially if they are on the face or visible when wearing open clothes. But it is still important to worry about the safety of the procedure.
Papilloma is not only a cosmetic defect, but also poses another threat. It can be easily injured by rubbing against shoes or clothing, or damaged by daily shaving or caring for the armpit area.
Indications for removal of papillomas with Surgitron are the following types of skin pathologies:
- Papillomas of single and multiple localization.
- Warts.
- Age-related keratomas.
- Molluscum contagiosum type.
- Hemangioma.
- Spider veins.
- Papillomas and cervical erosion.
However, along with the indications, such a procedure also has contraindications that should be taken into account from the point of view of the patient’s safety. Thus, the use of a radio wave knife is contraindicated when:
- pregnancy;
- epilepsy;
- inflammation of any etiology;
- elevated temperature;
- the patient has a pacemaker.
What is Surgitron?
Removal of warts using the radio wave method is carried out using a special device - Surgitron.
High-frequency waves emanating from the radioknife are focused on the formation, evaporating the liquid inside its cells. The main advantage of the method is that medical objects do not touch the patient’s skin, and the healthy area is not injured. Thanks to this, you can avoid infection, as well as the appearance of unsightly scars. The operation takes no more than half an hour. After the procedure, the patient immediately goes home, but he must follow the doctor’s recommendations. If everything is done correctly, the wound will heal quickly, and no keloid scars will remain on the skin.
This method of removing growths eliminates bleeding and during the operation there is no muscle contraction or stimulation of nerve endings, so the person will not feel pain.
Surgitron (“radio knife”) is a device whose operating principle is based on the conversion of electric current into high-frequency radio waves. The waves are directed to the wart using an electrode (waveguide). They promote the evaporation of fluid from skin cells and mucous membranes. Healthy cells, to which radio waves are not directed, do not evaporate. Therefore, this device allows you to remove papillomas without affecting the surrounding tissue.
Scars on the skin remain minor and may disappear on their own after some time. Scars are less noticeable than after laser wart removal.
The device has several types of waveguides:
- triangular loop;
- round loop;
- ball electrode;
- scalpel-waveguide.
The use of this drug is effective not only for the removal of warts, but also other types of benign skin tumors.
The Surgitron device has a number of advantages:
- Non-contact technique. This minimizes the entry of pathogens into the wound during the procedure. The absence of bleeding helps prevent further spread of the human papillomavirus throughout the body. The non-contact method makes the procedure absolutely painless.
- The absence of swelling in the postoperative period reduces the likelihood of developing inflammatory processes during rehabilitation, and also simplifies the process of wound care.
- Only affected cells are affected. The skin is damaged minimally, the scar is almost invisible.
The gentle impact of radio waves allows you to eliminate skin growths without negative consequences and achieve maximum cosmetic effect. The procedure is carried out quickly and does not require special preparation, which is why the Surgitron device is widely popular. The intensity and depth of wave exposure are determined depending on the type of neoplasm, its location and multiplicity.
The nozzle is also selected according to the type of growth. For raised warts, a loop tip is used; for plantar warts, tweezers are used to pull the wart back.
Operation process
Typically, the procedure for removing papillomas with Surgitron takes about 15-30 minutes. During the procedure, painful sensations are possible, which can be avoided if pain relief is used.
- Local anesthesia is applied - with a special cream or local injection. Then the doctor uses an electrode to cut off the papilloma from healthy skin.
- The impact on papilloma is carried out pointwise, that is, areas of healthy skin are not affected.
- Depth, strength, temperature are set manually, taking into account individual characteristics and the degree of skin damage.
The device is adjusted under the direct visual supervision of an experienced surgeon.
Prevention of infection with papillomas (HPV)
First of all, this is vaccine prevention. The vaccines used are Cervarix (bivalent vaccine against types 16 and 18) and Gardasil (quadrivalent vaccine against types 6,11,16 and 18).
Also recommended:
- timely onset of sexual activity (with the maturation of the protective layer of the vaginal epithelium);
- limiting the number of sexual partners;
- sanitary educational work;
- compliance with the rules of personal hygiene when visiting baths, swimming pools, beauty salons, and hostel rules;
- maintaining immunity;
- preventive visits to a venereologist, gynecologist, urologist;
- quitting smoking, as nicotine stimulates the development of tumors;
- male circumcision (prevention of phimosis and accumulation of pathogens behind the foreskin);
- screening starting at age 30.
Secondary prevention:
- periodic examinations for STIs;
- local destruction of condylomas, warts;
- dynamic observation after treatment
Positive and negative reviews about the removal of papillomas with the Surgitron device
According to reviews, removing papillomas using a radio wave knife has a number of advantages:
- After removal, no scars or scars remain on the skin.
- There is no contact of the electrode with the skin.
- A fairly large surface of the skin can be treated at one time.
- Histology analysis is possible.
- Allows you to remove papillomas not only on the skin, but also on the mucous membranes.
- When using a radio wave knife, there is no bleeding, since it simultaneously has the effect of coagulation and sterilization.
- It is a virtually painless way to remove papillomas.
But there are also negative reviews. The disadvantage of removing papillomas with Surgitron is the price of this method: it is relatively expensive. Cryodestruction, for example, costs an order of magnitude less. However, if we take into account the advantages of this method, then the price-quality ratio should certainly become the decisive factor for using it.
Description of the treatment method
Removal of skin tumors using the Surgitron device is one of the most painless, effective and at the same time safe methods of treating such diseases. This device has sterilizing properties. It affects only problem areas of the skin, leaving healthy tissue untouched. In addition, after removing large moles and papillomas, the device does not leave any scars or other imperfections. This operation protects the patient from serious blood loss and swelling. She also has a minimal risk of developing health-threatening complications.
The procedure is usually performed under local anesthesia. The radio wave incision is performed using the Surgitron apparatus. With its help, the specialist removes the problematic growth on the skin in just one movement. You can learn more about what such an operation is at an appointment with a doctor.
With the help of Surgitron, the doctor removes the growth on the skin in one motion!
Rehabilitation period
After removing the papilloma, a small crust forms in the place where it was, which completely disappears within a week. A mark remains underneath, vaguely reminiscent of an abrasion.
Wound healing can be accelerated if you use products such as Contractubex or Panthenol. Doctors insist that after removing the papilloma, it is necessary to prevent the contact of various types of cosmetics, perfumes, various detergents and water on the wound. It is also not recommended to visit a solarium or walk in the open sun. Particular care is required for marks from the removal of papillomas on the face.
Post-operative skin care
If the patient expects a quick recovery after removal of a pathogenic growth on the skin, he should follow the recommendations regarding postoperative care for the affected area.
The first few days after surgery, it is necessary to regularly treat the skin with an antiseptic drug. The doctor will advise which remedy is best for a particular patient. It is advisable to carry out the treatment three times a day. If the patient does not neglect this recommendation, he will protect himself from complications and age spots that, due to improper care, appear in the area where the papilloma was previously located.
Is it possible to remove growths using radio waves for children?
To find out whether it is possible to remove warts with a radio knife in children, you need to take a blood and urine test, and also have the child examined by a dermatologist. Basically, there are no prohibitions in this case. The method is painless, takes little time, which is very important for children. In addition, the radiation dose is insignificant, so the operation is not dangerous.
There are many clinics providing growth removal services for children. The main thing is to find a good doctor who will help the child get rid of unsightly tumors anywhere without unpleasant consequences.
Causes of growths
The virus can enter the body in different ways:
- sexual intercourse with unprotected contacts;
- in utero;
- in everyday life through direct contact with the carrier (handshakes, hugs, kisses) or indirectly, through common items of use (especially hygiene items).
The virus nests in epithelial cells, which means that it can settle on any part of the skin or mucous membranes.
- Different subtypes of the virus differ in their potential danger to human health. The risk of degeneration of tissues attacked by the virus into malignant tumors on the mucous membranes is highest.
- Manifestations of the virus do not depend on age. They occur in both adults and children. Some warts may go away on their own over time, but it is better not to rely on this, but to consult a doctor in time and solve the problem as soon as possible.
Varieties
There are many varieties of warts, because about a hundred strains of papillomavirus have been isolated.
But the main types can be classified as follows:
- ordinary, or vulgar, warts are small round growths that appear on the skin of the hands and fingers, and on the knees. These dense formations have a keratinized surface, which over time can peel off and become covered with cracks. Their color is like that of leather, but then they can darken to a dirty gray shade. May disappear on their own, especially in children;
- flat warts - they are also called juvenile warts, since they tend to appear in adolescence. They can be found on the face and hands. They rise slightly above the skin, the surface is smooth, the color is natural. Their peculiarity is not a single formation, but multiple rashes. Sometimes they cause inflammation and itching of the surrounding area;
- plantar – dry, keratinized formations that appear on the sole in places of greatest compression and friction. Sometimes they are initially confused with calluses. They can become covered with cracks and even crumble from the middle. Their main difference from calluses is severe discomfort when walking, and, of course, you cannot get rid of these warts as quickly as calluses;
- thread-like - popularly considered a sign of aging due to the fact that they more often appear in people around 40 years of age. They appear around the eyes, on the neck, in the armpits, in the groin, and in the folds under the breasts. Elastic, soft growths, usually with a thin stalk. Because of this feature, they are often injured when changing clothes or shaving;
- genital warts, or anogenital warts, are caused by a type of HPV with an increased oncogenic risk. They form on the external genitalia of men and women, in the perineum, around and inside the anus, and in the vagina. They look like soft elastic outgrowths in the form of a cock's comb. In women, they become a common cause of cervical erosion, which over time can transform into a malignant tumor.
Features of the appearance of warts are clearly visible in the photo. They make it almost easy to diagnose this disease. But only a specialist makes the final diagnosis.
