Common warts are a proliferation of skin cells and can appear as raised areas with little black dots in the centre - which are tiny blood clots that have formed in small blood vessels or they can have scaly or frond like centres. The surface is normally rough and dry and they can easily spread and form into clusters. They are most commonly found on the hands and they are part of the HPV family and as such are highly contagious and can be spread easily with skin contact.

Filiform warts are made of long thin projections of skin and may have "frond like" projections and are most commonly found on the face and hands and like common warts they are part of the HPV family and as such are highly contagious and can be spread easily with skin contact.

Over time they can become painful and irritating. In instances where they have spread specific diathermy techniques have been developed, which work on the ‘deep core’ and may help to trigger a viral immune response, which causes other untreated warts to spontaneously resolve also.

Many conditions require more than one treatment which is indicated by the size, location and quantity of the lesions to be removed. Your treatment plan will be discussed with you during your consultation to enable you to make clear and confident decisions.

The technique used for removal is Advanced Electrolysis or short wave diathermy (known as thermolysis in the USA). Our head aesthetician has over 30 years experience and is trained and approved by Sterex International, who provide the highest level of training for medical, dental and aesthetic practitioners across the globe.

It is important to note that we cannot prevent the appearance of further lesions and while in most cases complete removal is achieved we cannot guarantee that everyone will have the same results, each person will heal differently and in some cases there may still be some discolouration after treatment.