Radio wave mole removal is a simple procedure using radiofrequency to remove moles, birthmarks,
and skin tags. The use of radio waves uses high frequency and therefore there is vaporization
rather than cutting unlike whilst using scalpel or lasers. The scars left behind after removal
of mole will radio wave is minimal to no scar at all.
Radio wave mole removal works with using a very fine loop of platinum wire as thin as
your hair. The wire is used to brush the mole thereby vaporizing the mole or the skin tag.
As the fine platinum loop is waved with radiofrequency, it removes the pigments but also coagulates
all the blood vessels. Therefore, there’s no bleeding during the procedure. There is
no heat involved therefore there is minimal scarring.
The main benefit of radio wave procedure is that it’s safe, it’s pain-free, and the
healing is pretty swift. As I only remove the pigmented tissue and avoid the dermis,
the second layer of the skin, the great advantages that again scarring is miniscule. Another
benefit of radio wave is that because we are removing just the epidermis, the top layer,
we can send the sample for histopathology. Prior to removing the mole, I always undertake
dermoscopic pictures as well as dermoscopic view.
Dermoscope is a specialized equipment which uses polarized light thereby we are able to
diagnose up to 2-3mm deep down under the skin if the mole is cancerous or not. If there
was any doubt under the dermoscopic examination that the mole was cancerous, I would send
it to the laboratory to rule out skin cancer with a biopsy.
The actual mole removal is very quick. It takes less than 5-minutes to remove a mole.
Before removing any mole, I take a full medical history and explain the procedure to the patient.
After the consultation with the patient, I examine the mole under dermoscope just to
make sure that it is non-sinister. Once the mole has been classified under a dermoscope,
I can explain to the patient whether the mole needs to be removed or can be kept. Sometimes,
a mole does not look nice and therefore the patient might decide for aesthetic reasons
to remove it like seborrheic keratosis which is a benign mole and can be left but the patient
may decide to have it removed for aesthetic reasons.
There are no risks involved with the procedure but patients who have cardiac pacemakers cannot
use it because cardiac pacemakers also use radio wave which will interfere with it. Before
the procedure, I inject the area with an anesthetic liquid so that there will no pain during the
procedure. Immediately after removing the mole, the skin
will be flat and pink and healthy-looking. There will be a scab which will form and that
scab will fall off between 5-10 days. After that, the skin will gradually come back to
its normal color leaving minimal scar or no scar at all.
Before leaving the clinic, the patient has cream applied and a flesh-colored plaster
which does not show therefore they can go to their activities straight away. The total
cost of removing up to four moles along with the consultation is £550.