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Warts have
traditionally been removed with modalities such
as surgical excision, freezing or chemicals. But
with the advent of LightPod laser technology,
now they can be removed by simply destroying the
root vasculature with the LightPod Neo laser,
thus avoiding collateral tissue damage or
scarring as well as minimizing treatment
discomfort and eliminating the long healing time
from surgical incisions.
The LightPod Neo is a MicroPulse-1064™ Nd:YAG
laser, which delivers exceptionally high power
for very deep penetration of the laser energy.
The laser selectively targets hemoglobin and, in
doing so, destroys the vasculature that feeds a
wart lesion. As a result, the blood supply is
removed and the wart eventually dies off. This
modality is less painful than traditional wart
removal methods, and the laser treatment avoids
the damage or destruction of adjacent skin
tissue – which can be significant in particular
when surgical excision is used on plantar warts
of the feet and other larger warts. Also, the
Neo is uniquely gentle with its 0.65msec pulse
duration, which makes it much more tolerable for
treatment of genital warts, plantar warts or any
other sensitive areas as compared with
traditional long pulse Nd:YAG lasers. |
