How Advanced Electrolysis can help with seborrhoeic keratoses
Seborrhoeic keratoses are common, harmless, waxy or slightly raised patches of skin that tend to appear more often with age, often on sun-exposed areas. Advanced electrolysis is the treatment generally preferred for removing them at Naomi Waite Aesthetics.
Quick answer
Advanced electrolysis is the preferred route at Naomi Waite Aesthetics for seborrhoeic keratoses, treating each lesion individually with a fine probe once assessed. As these can occasionally resemble other pigmented skin changes, any keratosis that is new, changing, bleeding or unlike your others should be checked, by a GP if appropriate, before removal. CryoPen is also available for suitable cases.
How Advanced Electrolysis works on seborrhoeic keratoses
Seborrhoeic keratoses are often larger and sit slightly differently in the skin than a soft skin tag, sometimes described as having a waxy or stuck-on appearance, and clients often have more than one, sometimes of noticeably different sizes across the same area such as the back, chest or face. Advanced electrolysis treats each keratosis individually with a fine probe, which suits this pattern of varying sizes well and allows your practitioner to tailor the approach lesion by lesion in the same visit.
General detail on how advanced electrolysis itself works is covered on its treatment page. What matters specifically for seborrhoeic keratoses is that, because they can look similar to certain other pigmented skin changes, careful assessment of each one comes first.
Who Advanced Electrolysis suits for seborrhoeic keratoses (and when another option may fit better)
Most typical seborrhoeic keratoses, once properly assessed, are considered suitable for advanced electrolysis, which is why Naomi Waite Aesthetics generally presents it as the first-choice route for this concern, particularly where several keratoses of different sizes need treating.
CryoPen is also available and may be discussed as an alternative for some suitable keratoses. Because seborrhoeic keratoses can occasionally look similar to other pigmented lesions that do need medical review, any keratosis that is new, rapidly changing, bleeding, itching persistently or simply looks different from your other patches should be assessed, by a GP if appropriate, before any cosmetic treatment is carried out.
What a course looks like at Naomi Waite Aesthetics
Treatment is planned around how many keratoses you have, their size and where they sit, rather than a single standard course, since clients often have a scattered pattern built up over years rather than one isolated patch. Your practitioner will assess each keratosis and discuss a sensible plan, including whether it makes sense to treat several in one visit or spread treatment across more than one appointment.
Larger or longer-standing keratoses may respond slightly differently to smaller ones, and your practitioner will let you know at review whether any need a further pass.
Advanced Electrolysis compared with other options for seborrhoeic keratoses
Advanced electrolysis and CryoPen are the two routes offered for seborrhoeic keratoses at Naomi Waite Aesthetics; the table below sets out a general comparison.
Aftercare after Advanced Electrolysis for seborrhoeic keratoses
Aftercare for seborrhoeic keratoses treated with advanced electrolysis follows the general guidance on the treatment page. Treated keratoses typically darken or scab over as they heal, and because they are often on sun-exposed areas such as the chest, back or face, keeping the healing skin covered and protected from the sun matters more here than for blemishes in less exposed locations.
Where several keratoses have been treated across a wider area, your practitioner will talk you through a sensible order for letting each one heal and when it is fine to resume normal skincare over the area.
Frequently asked questions
A few questions come up often from clients considering Advanced Electrolysis for seborrhoeic keratoses.
Related guides
Related reading on seborrhoeic keratoses and on Advanced Electrolysis is linked below.
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If you have one or more seborrhoeic keratoses you would like assessed and treated, a consultation at Naomi Waite Aesthetics is the next step.
A general comparison for seborrhoeic keratoses. Advanced Electrolysis is generally the preferred route at Naomi Waite Aesthetics; CryoPen is also available. Exact suitability is confirmed at consultation.
| Advanced Electrolysis | CryoPen | |
|---|---|---|
| Role at Naomi Waite Aesthetics | Preferred first-choice route for suitable seborrhoeic keratoses | Available alternative for selected cases |
| How it's applied | Controlled electrical energy delivered through a fine probe to each keratosis individually | Controlled freezing applied to the keratosis |
| Typically suits | Most assessed keratoses, including larger or multiple patches | Selected suitable keratoses, assessed case by case |
Frequently asked questions
Advanced electrolysis is the treatment Naomi Waite Aesthetics generally prefers for seborrhoeic keratoses and works well for most suitable, properly assessed patches. Because these can occasionally resemble other pigmented skin changes, assessment of each keratosis, and a GP review first if anything looks unusual, comes before any cosmetic treatment.
This depends on how many keratoses you have and their size, so a fixed number is not quoted in advance. Your practitioner will discuss a realistic plan once your keratoses have been assessed.
Advanced electrolysis suits most skin types, though individual factors are always checked at consultation. If it is not the right fit for a particular keratosis, CryoPen may be discussed instead.
Sensations vary between clients and are best explained at your consultation. General detail on what to expect is covered on the Advanced Electrolysis treatment page.
Treated keratoses typically change in appearance within a period as they heal, though timing varies by lesion and by individual. Your practitioner can give you a realistic sense of this once they have assessed your skin.
Advanced electrolysis is generally the preferred route for seborrhoeic keratoses at Naomi Waite Aesthetics, with CryoPen offered as an alternative for selected cases. Which suits your specific keratosis is assessed at consultation.
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