Electrocoagulation and laser coagulation are a method for removing skin defects and various tumors

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Electrocoagulation and laser coagulation are popular methods for removing neoplasms (moles, warts, papillomas, condylomas). Electrocoagulation uses electric current. This technology has been used for more than 50 years. Laser is a more modern method. It acts in a targeted manner, burning only the part to be removed, without affecting adjacent, healthy tissue. In both cases, after removal, a crust forms, which itself falls off after healing. The site of treatment is distinguished by a lighter skin tone. When choosing which is better, electrocoagulation or laser, you need to know the positive and negative sides of the options.

What is laser coagulation

Laser coagulation is a modern method that solves the following cosmetic problems:

• removal of unwanted hair;
• removal of tumors;
• removal of age spots, freckles;
• removal of rosacea;
• removal of stars and small vessels;
• tattoo removal.

For varicose veins, the laser scleroses the walls of blood vessels, stopping bleeding without injuring it. Laser technology is precise and painless and is used to remove the following tumors: nevi, fibromas, hemangiomas, papillomas, papillomas, warts, moles, etc. Application is possible on any part of the body.

Electrocoagulation of papillomas

Papillomas are unattractive and can cause malignant growth. Therefore, experts recommend removing them. One of the fast, effective, inexpensive methods of treatment is electrocoagulation of papillomas. In this case, they are exposed to alternating current of high frequency and low strength. This leads to tissue heating and coagulation.

The reason for the appearance of tumors on the body is the introduction of the human papillomavirus HPV through the skin and mucous membranes. The maximum risk comes from sexual contact with an infected person, as well as the birth of a child to a mother infected with HPV. The worse the immune system works, the more changes the virus causes in the body.

Advantages of removing papillomas using electrocoagulation at the Miracle Doctor clinic

If you have any type of papillomas, you can seek advice from the Miracle Doctor clinic. The doctor will examine the formation and, if necessary, conduct additional diagnostic methods. Treatment with electrocoagulation has the following advantages:

1. The procedure is inexpensive. You can find out prices for electrocoagulation of papillomas on the website or from the manager.
2. You can influence formations in different areas of the body in one session. The need for repeated procedures rarely arises, only with a large number of formations.
3. You can remove papillomas up to 5 cm in diameter, as well as formations that penetrate deeply into the tissue.
4. The procedure is comfortable and is performed under local anesthesia.
5. The tissues heal quickly, complications such as inflammation are rarely observed, since the electric current has a bactericidal effect at the site of exposure.
6. Timely removal of papillomas reduces the risk of tumor degeneration into malignant.

Indications

Removal of skin growths is carried out:

1. If there are no signs of inflammation or malignancy.
2. For single and multiple formations on the skin and mucous membranes, including condylomas in the area of ​​the external genitalia.

Other cosmetic skin defects can be eliminated using electrocoagulation:

1. Spider veins, hemangiomas.
2. Acne and post-acne.
3. Sebaceous gland adenomas.
4. Erosion in the cervical area.
5. Senile keratomas.
6. Moles, or pigmented nevi.

Contraindications to electrocoagulation of papillomas

The procedure is not performed if the patient:

1. Malignant tumor.
2. Acute infectious disease.
3. Period of pregnancy, breastfeeding.
4. Mental disorder.
5. Implanted pacemaker.
6. Blood clots poorly.
7. an allergic reaction to a pain reliever or intolerance to electrical current.
8. Genital herpes in the active phase.

Progress of the procedure

The procedure takes from 10 minutes to an hour, depending on the number of tumors.

Consists of the following stages:

1. Cleaning and disinfection of skin.
2. If necessary, pain relief is an injection of an anesthetic into the skin near the base of the papilloma.
3. Setting up the device. The strength and duration of the effect depend on the size of the papilloma, its location, depth of penetration, and skin thickness. For small papillomas, a needle tip is used, for large ones - in the form of a loop or scalpel. Large formations are removed layer by layer.
4. Impact on education until its complete destruction.
5. Repeated treatment with an antiseptic solution.

The same steps are repeated if the formation needs to be removed in another location.

Rehabilitation after electrocoagulation of papillomas

Until the skin has completely healed, it should be treated with an antiseptic solution 3 times a day (potassium permanganate solution, Chlorhexidine). Skin restoration after removal of papillomas by electrocoagulation occurs in 2–3 weeks, which depends on age, characteristics of the body, and the volume of intervention.

The scar should be protected from water, sunlight, pollution, and mechanical injuries. After the crust falls off, tissue healing can be improved with the help of wound-healing ointments (Solcoseryl, Actovegin, Methyluracil).

If you follow the recommendations, the wound will heal well and the scar will be invisible. Healing is worse in patients with diabetes mellitus, with a tendency to form keloid scars, if the crust is soaked and peeled off.

Papilloma is one of the most common benign skin formations. In modern clinics, gentle interventions are performed more often than classic operations with a scalpel. This is due to the good effect of treatment and rapid rehabilitation. You can make an appointment for electrocoagulation in Moscow by phone or on the website of the Miracle Doctor clinic.

How long after papillomas removal can I visit the solarium?

After complete healing, a light spot remains at the site of the fallen papilloma. To avoid hyperpigmentation in this area, you should not sunbathe or visit a solarium for the next 3–5 months.

What happens if you tear off a papilloma yourself?

There may be bleeding in this place, infection of the wound, reappearance of papilloma in the same place or in other areas of the skin.

Advantages of the methods

Advantages of laser tumor removal:

• the procedure is painless;
• not accompanied by bleeding;
• minimal risk of complications;
• short rehabilitation period.

Before carrying out the laser coagulation procedure, you must consult your doctor and become familiar with the contraindications.

After the procedure, you should not visit the sauna or bathhouse, do not take a hot bath, and you must refrain from being in the open sun. Before going outside, you should use sunscreen with an ultraviolet protection factor of SPF 50+. Electrocoagulation is carried out using a special electrocoagulator apparatus. Various new growths are cauterized without damaging the healthy tissue around them using current.

Indications and contraindications for the procedure

There are also contraindications for this procedure, including:

• presence of herpes in active form;
• bleeding disorders or the presence of other blood diseases;
• acute form of somatic diseases or chronic during exacerbation;
• intolerance to electrical procedures and anesthetics;
• the presence of malignant neoplasms.

Electrocoagulation is actively used in cosmetology and medicine. Using this procedure, you can treat certain diseases, as well as eliminate defects on the skin. There are no strict medical indications for the removal of benign skin lesions. But it is still believed that papillomas, moles and warts must be removed in order to protect yourself and your body from possible complications. The doctor can prescribe an appointment for the procedure in the presence of the following pathological conditions or diseases:

• the presence of polyps in the labia area;
• cervical erosion;
• cystic acne;
• seborrheic keratosis;
• nevus, regardless of its location;
• Darier's disease;
• skin hyperpigmentation;
• warts, regardless of their type;
• condylomas and skin papillomas.

All of the above conditions, as well as xanthelasma, molluscum contagiosum, wen, and spider veins on the skin can be removed without much effort and further complications by using the electrocoagulation procedure.

How is the procedure performed?

After the procedure, the cauterization site heals under a dry crust, which must be treated with antiseptics for the first few days. The main advantages of electrocoagulation:

• removal of tumors;
• does not cause bleeding;
• the risk of infection is eliminated;
• does not require hospitalization;
• It is possible to carry out the procedure on all parts of the body.

Recommendations for preparing for the coagulation procedure:

• within two weeks it is necessary to avoid taking antibiotics;
• do not sunbathe in the open sun;
• Do not use products containing alcohol.

To decide to remove tumors, you need to consult a dermatologist who will select a more appropriate coagulation method.

Electrocoagulation

Electrocoagulation involves touching a heated electrode to the skin and is therefore more painful than laser. Flat tumors are cauterized with a ball electrode, and convex ones are cut off with a knife - a loop. This allows analysis after the procedure. Healing of the wound takes about two weeks. Often, pits remain at the site of exposure. To avoid scars, the wound requires special care. Scarring will also occur if the mole was located in the deep layers of the skin.

Electrocoagulation is recommended for flat formations up to 10 mm in size, and for convex “pedunculated” formations. Removing moles using electrocoagulation or laser is a medical cosmetology practice and has contraindications. Therefore, before the procedure, consultation with a specialist is required.

Condylomas: concept and types

Medicine knows many types of skin tumors, among which are condylomas.

Cutaneous condyloma acuminata is a warty formation, the appearance of which is caused by the human papillomavirus. Most often, condylomas are located in the genital area and anus, on the skin and mucous membranes around the mouth.

The disease is chronic and manifests itself with relapses from time to time. The disease affects both men and women.

There are no symptoms of the initial stage of HPV infection. In an inactive (latent) form, which can last from several months to several years, a person’s skin remains clean, no discomfort is felt, and the virus in the body awaits favorable conditions in the form of a decrease in the immunity and defenses of the human body - that’s when its activation occurs. As the disease enters the open stage, subcutaneous deformations of the stratum spinosum are formed. The deep skin layer grows, due to the keratinizing layer, a subcutaneous compaction is formed. The growth process is uneven, so the seals under the skin take on the appearance of balls.

Among the varieties of condylomas there are:

• exophytic;
• endophytic;
• giant or Buschke-Loewenstein tumor.

Genital condylomas are fibroepithelial formations that look like small cones and cylinders of flesh-colored or pink color, rising above the surface of the skin or mucous membrane. Structurally, condyloma is represented by a stalk and a base.

Endophytic condylomas grow inside the epithelium and are not always noticeable on the surface of the mucosa, where they form. They can be:

• flat;
• atypical;
• inverted.

Giant condyloma, or Buschke-Loewenstein tumor, is quite rare and is localized mainly in the anogenital area. Initially, the disease begins with the appearance of many closely spaced genital warts or papillomas, which then merge with each other, turning into a single exophytic formation.

The essence and mechanisms of tissue coagulation

Coagulation, both laser and electrical, is a medical procedure, however, it is often used in cosmetology.

In the process of exposure of a certain nature, the cells of the skin or mucous membranes lose moisture, their internal structures are destroyed, as a result of which they die.

The term “coagulation” itself is borrowed from physics and chemistry, and is of Latin origin. Literally, coagulation is translated as “coagulation” or “thickening”, and refers to the process of particle gluing that occurs during their Brownian or thermal motion. Due to this bonding, the particles are collected into so-called aggregates - secondary particles. Simpler particles interact and are held together by intermolecular forces.

Content:

• The essence and mechanisms of tissue coagulation
• Differences between laser and electrocoagulation methods
• Condylomas: concept and types
• Indications and contraindications for the procedure: when is electrocoagulation prescribed?
• Features of the procedure
• Wounds after the procedure: how to treat
• Rehabilitation period after electrocoagulation

In order to catalyze the coagulation process in a certain system, it is necessary to increase its temperature - this leads to a violation of aggregate stability.

Coagulation of condylomas provokes cell death, after which these skin formations undergo necrosis. Most often, electric current or laser treatment is used to get rid of condylomas.

Advantages of electrocoagulation:

1. The manipulation is carried out locally, in the area of ​​formation without traumatizing the surrounding healthy skin.
2. Speed ​​of manipulation.
3. The possibility of conducting a histological examination of the formation to exclude skin cancer.
4. Safety and minimal risk of complications (simultaneous cauterization (soldering) of blood vessels, exclusion of bleeding and infection).
5. Relative painlessness, because Painkillers are used during manipulation.
6. Rapid regeneration of the skin (7 – 14 days).
7. A wide range of uses of this method (for removing skin formations: warts, condylomas, papillomas, seborrheic keratomas, nevi, soft dermatofibromas).
8. One of the inexpensive methods for removing skin lesions.

Indications for use of the electrocoagulation method

Due to the wide list of possible negative consequences (bleeding, menstrual irregularities, tissue scarring, narrowing, fusion of the cervical canal, etc.), electrocoagulation is prescribed only when serious deviations from the normal state of the cervix are diagnosed.

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Electrocoagulation is justified for the following diagnoses:

• inflammation of the cervical canal (cercivitis);
• polyps of the cervical canal (in this case, other treatment methods are possible, the advisability of choosing which remains with the attending physician);
• various types of cervical erosion;
• subepithelial endometriosis;
• papilloma viruses;
• Nabothian cyst, cervical cyst;
• mild to moderate dysplasia of the cervical canal (precancerous neoplasms);
• stopping spontaneous bleeding.

Differences between laser and electrocoagulation methods

The mechanism of the effect of electricity on skin neoplasms causes an increase in the resistance of the skin to the discharge of electricity passed through them. As a result, the temperature at the site of exposure increases significantly, the cells become dehydrated and die.

Laser devices emit a focused laser beam at a high temperature onto the area affected by condyloma, which causes a similar process of skin loss of moisture, and then the destruction of its dehydrated cells.

Electrocoagulation of condylomas is carried out using special electrodes. They are installed on the new growth and burned out to the very base. In this case, the tip of the condyloma can be held with tweezers, while the action of the electrode “cuts” it from the skin from the base.

A laser device with a special attachment destroys condyloma from the top to the very base.

Both methods make it possible to get rid of not only genital warts. They are also used to remove:

• papillomas;
• dry calluses;
• plantar warts;
• hemangiomas;
• spider veins;
• molluscum contagiosum;
• milia;
• atherom.

In addition, exposure to current allows you to remove some new growths on the skin that cannot be removed by laser - these are warts, fibromas and xanthelasmas. At the same time, laser coagulation is used to remove tattoos and keloid scars.

Both methods are quite painful for the patient, so they are usually performed under local anesthesia.

Symptoms that require you to consult a dermatovenerologist:

• change in color, shape of formation
• a sharp increase in the size of the formation and/or the appearance of new formations
• the occurrence of subjective sensations in the field of education (pain, itching)
• bleeding formation
• the appearance of purulent discharge in the area of ​​formation
• significant increase in the number of formations

The method and tactics of treatment must be determined by a dermatovenerologist! Prescribe therapeutic treatment, if necessary, conduct electrocoagulation of the formation!

A dermatovenerologist conducts differential diagnostics; if necessary, consultation with an oncologist is required.

Wounds after the procedure: how to treat

In the first two to three days after coagulation, the wound area should not be wetted. During this time, it is recommended to avoid taking a bath or shower.

The crusts that appear at the site of removal of the formation cannot be combed or peeled off - they must fall off naturally, otherwise an infection may get into the wound, or an inflammatory process may develop. Large crusts may leave scars.

The doctor who performed the procedure talks about the features of caring for injured skin. Some advise wiping the crusts with a 5% solution of potassium permanganate. It is also recommended to treat injured areas with hydrogen peroxide.

Pain and discomfort at the site of the procedure usually persist for the first day or two after coagulation. If after two days the pain does not go away, and there is redness and painful swelling around the crusts, you should see a doctor.

After removal of condylomas in the genital area, you should abstain from sexual intercourse for the first 7-10 days, and you should also wash the removal sites with a solution of potassium permanganate twice a day. Baths with chamomile can be done already on the third day after the procedure - they soothe the mucous membranes and speed up the healing process.