Radiosurgical Mole Removal

Prior to treatment a thorough assessment will be done to review your health history and your lesion will be examined carefully to determine if you’re a good candidate for Radiosurgery mole removal.

On the day of your procedure a small amount of local anaesthetic will be administered via injection to numb the treatment area and minimise any pain.

Once the mole has been removed there will be a small burn on the surface of the skin which typically heals very quickly. A pink mark will be created which fades on its own however the healing period can be reduced by applying scar treatment gels. A waterproof dressing is generally used after the treatment so that a scab does not form. No stitches are required with Radiosurgery and permanent scarring in uncommon.

Generally there are no other side effects other than the small area of broken skin but there have been other problems reported such as skin reactions due to the adhesive in the dressing, bruising to the injection of anaesthetic, darkening of the area missing the top layer, puffiness and sometimes hypertrophic scars or keloids or pale scars.

Many other skin problems can be attended to using radiosurgery, including sebaceous and other cysts, blackheads, freckles and birthmarks.

Radiosurgery provides a far better solution to removing blackheads and whiteheads than other extraction methods and it reduces the size of the pore at the same time so reduces the risk of recurrence.

Milia and whiteheads and small cysts can all be removed with a minimum of fuss and little evidence, and radiosurgical methods make any kind of surgical intervention easier because bleeding is kept to a minimum so visibility is far better, which improves accuracy for the doctor.

Vascular lesions such as facial and chest veins can be effectively reduced through radiosurgery, with minimal discomfort and without the risk of damage to distant tissues that sclerotherapy can bring. When they occur on the face, spider veins may be related to chronic sun exposure or exposure to extremes of temperature. They tend to occur on either the nose or cheeks of fair skinned people. These facial veins can be injected if they are large enough to be cannulated with a 30 gauge needle. Otherwise they can be treated by Light and Heat Energy technology, radiosurgery or laser. The treatment is effected by causing localised clotting of the blood in the facial vein. This generally leaves the vein looking darker than before, and bruised and possibly puffy, for up a short time. Mostly this is amenable to covering up with make up. Often several treatments are required to remove all the veins. The finer the veins, usually the more sessions required. Some veins are either too small or too resilient to be adequately treated by sclerotherapy. In this instance it is appropriate to treat with radiosurgery, but the work is still drawn out as the vessels are treated one at a time and complete resolution is difficult to achieve.

The cost of treatment will depend on how many lesions you are planning to have removed and the difficulty of the procedure and the time required.

Treatment costs range between $250 - $500 and anywhere between one and ten lesions can be removed. Many people prefer to have only one or two moles removed before treating a larger number.

Aftercare is simple, since only a thin layer of skin is generally affected, and sometimes the evidence of the intervention is merely a needle prick. The same care that one would afford a superficial graze or blister is all that is required to allow radiosurgical sites to heal satisfactorily.

Following treatment that dosen’t break the skin, such as for milia or veins, it is preferable to apply no make up for the remainder of the day.

If make up is unavoidable use mineral or post surgical make up.

When moles or other larger lesions have been treated it is necessary to leave the area make-up free until the removal site has become smooth and free of crusting.