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What is wart removal and how does it work?
Wart removal is doctor-led treatment that destroys a wart down to its root. Warts are caused by a common virus, HPV, which makes skin cells pile up into a firm, rough lump; left alone, they can take months or years to fade and spread meanwhile. Your doctor first pares away the hard top layer, then freezes the wart with liquid nitrogen, burns it off with electrocautery under numbing, or uses laser for stubborn ones, so healthy skin grows back in its place.
Wart removal benefits
- Smooth, clear skin: the wart is treated down to its root, not just shaved flat.
- Quick visits: a few minutes per wart, with numbing where needed.
- Comfortable walking: a plantar wart stops pressing with every step.
- Stops the spread: early treatment keeps new warts from forming nearby.
- Little downtime: back to work and daily life the same day.
- The right method: freezing, cautery or laser, chosen for each wart.
Plantar wart treatment
Plantar warts, also called verrucas, grow on the soles of the feet, where your body weight pushes them inwards, so they can feel like a small stone in your shoe. They are the most stubborn warts to clear. Your doctor pares away the thick skin on top, then freezes the plantar wart or uses laser for deep ones, and may add a salicylic acid gel at home between visits. Expect a few visits, and keep the wart covered at pools and in shared changing rooms.
Wart removal before and after
Before, a wart is a raised, rough lump, sometimes with tiny black dots; after a visit or two it has gone, leaving smooth skin that settles to match the area around it. In a Korean study, 369 people with stubborn or untreated warts were treated with a long-pulsed laser; among the 348 followed up, 96% of the warts cleared.
Wart removal price in Pakistan
Wart removal is priced at your free consultation, once your doctor has seen how many warts you have, where they are and the method each one needs. You hear the full price before anything starts, and it is the same at all 12 of our clinics.
Who shouldn’t have wart removal?
Genital warts aren’t treated at our clinics: your doctor advises you privately and refers you to the right specialist, and a female doctor is available. Tell your doctor about diabetes, poor circulation, a weak immune system or pregnancy, and show any growth that bleeds, changes or grows quickly, so it is checked first.
Your wart removal, step by step
- Free consultation: at any of our 12 clinics; your doctor confirms each lump is a wart.
- Paring: the thick, hard skin on top is gently filed or trimmed away.
- Treatment: freezing, cautery or laser, a few minutes per wart, numbed where needed.
- Repeat visits: deep or stubborn warts often need 2–4 visits, 2–4 weeks apart.
- Stop the spread: simple habits at home keep new warts from forming.
Results and recovery
Most people go straight back to their day. The treated spot can throb or feel sore for a day or two, then darkens, crusts or blisters and falls away within one to two weeks, leaving fresh pink skin; any wart that remains is treated again two to four weeks later. Because warts come from a virus, a new one can still appear later, so treat new warts early, while they are small and few.
Aftercare
- Don’t pick the blister or scab
- Keep it clean, dry and covered
- Use your own towel, socks and razor
- Cover verrucas when swimming
Why choose Cutera Aesthetics
- Doctor-led: your wart removal is assessed, planned and performed by our qualified doctors.
- Free consultation: an honest assessment and a clear plan before you commit to anything.
- Wart removal near you: at all 12 clinics in 7 cities, at the same price. Find your nearest clinic.
Sources
- NHS. Warts and verrucas. What warts are, how they spread, pharmacy treatments and freezing.
- American Academy of Dermatology. Warts: Diagnosis and treatment. Freezing, electrosurgery, laser and other treatments, healing times and side effects.
- Kwok CS, Gibbs S, Bennett C, Holland R, Abbott R. Topical treatments for cutaneous warts. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012; (9): CD001781.
- Han TY, Lee JH, Lee CK, et al. Long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser treatment of warts: report on a series of 369 cases. Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2009; 24(5): 889–93.
