Sometimes skin defects cause us a lot of suffering. There are not so many people with perfect skin, and almost every second person experiences seasonal skin “depressions”. But slight peeling due to dryness is nothing compared to permanent neoplasms. These "rascals" not only poison the mood, but also promise further consequences in the future.
One of these skin phenomena are wen, which, thank God, can be eliminated with the help of surgery. It is about the removal of wen with a laser that will be discussed in this article.
Time to act
Even the most harmless tumors on the face or body of a person bring frustration due to aesthetic and sometimes physical discomfort.
Laser removal of wen is one of the safest and most effective ways to say goodbyewith a problematic tumor, which minimizes the risk of recurrence, as well as the likelihood of edema, inflammation or infiltrates.
When should this procedure be performed? Is laser hair removal safe and always necessary? We will talk about this and much more in this article.
What is a wen? Is it worth getting rid of
What is colloquially called "wen", in the language of medicine is called a lipoma. Lipoma is one of the most common benign skin lesions (tumors). The pathological proliferation of fat cells leads to the appearance of this neoplasm. However, the reasons that trigger this process are still unknown.
Formation
A lipoma is formed on any part of the body where there is adipose tissue. This procedure is not only done on the body. Many people dream of laser hair removal on their face. How inopportunely these formations pop up either on the eyelid, or under the eye, or on the bridge of the nose. Wherever, physiological and psychological discomfort to a person with this problem is guaranteed.
Outwardly, lipomas resemble a subcutaneous formation with a soft consistency. The size of the formations reaches about 2-3 centimeters in diameter. When palpated, the patient does not experience any pain, maybe this factor contributes to such frequent appeals of people to the procedure for removing wen under the eye with a laser - there are no painful sensations and are not expected, although thisa rather hard-to-reach lipoma.
Dangerous or not
According to oncologists, these tumors should not be removed immediately upon discovery, since they do not pose a danger. But at the same time, a few things need to be clarified.
Firstly, a wen will never disappear on its own. If it is located on an open area of \u200b\u200bthe body, then it is already causing trouble. Do not put off the removal of wen with a laser indefinitely. In no case will they “dissolve”, as doubtful citizens who avoid visiting medical institutions hope.
Secondly, a wen of any location will grow, growth is observed, maybe not fast, but steady. For example, it is definitely recommended to do a laser removal of a wen on the back, since in the process of growth the lipoma can reach a size of 10-15 centimeters in diameter and begin to compress the surrounding tissues and nerve endings. An advanced stage can lead to noticeable pain.
If you remove a small tumor, then only a barely noticeable mark will remain on the skin, and if you remove a large wen, a scar of more impressive size will await you.
Thirdly, if there is a tendency of heredity in the family, delay can lead to unpleasant circumstances - the transformation of a lipoma into a malignant tumor (liposarcoma). Of course, such an outcome of events is unlikely, but it takes place in case of carelessness of the carrier of the wen.
From all of the above, it follows that it is not possible to discount lipomaworth it.
Pros and cons of the procedure
In order to get rid of a lipoma, you need to completely dissect its shell and contents, without leaving a single pathologically altered fat cell - otherwise a relapse is possible, which will proceed more aggressively. Thanks to laser removal, now you can say goodbye to neoplasms with confidence.
Benefits of Laser Wen Removal
On the eyelid, for example, it is quite difficult to carry out this procedure, but the laser beam is highly accurate, which allows not only to get rid of hard-to-reach lipomas, but also not to affect the he althy tissues around them. As a result of such activities, the tumor is exfoliated along with the capsule.
Used in surgery, carbon dioxide lasers simultaneously perform two tasks - the elimination of pathological tissues, as well as coagulation and disinfection of the skin. This approach allows for faster healing and reduces the risk of side effects and complications.
The tumor itself is not destroyed during the operation (compared to laser removal of moles), making it possible to conduct a histological examination of the tissue sample.
In addition to removing wen with a laser, reviews of which are mostly positive, there are 3 more ways to get rid of hated lipomas:
- surgical (it means complete mechanical exfoliation of the neoplasm together with the capsule);
- puncture-aspirator (special syringes are used to pump outcontents of the capsule);
- radio wave (radio wave knife completely excised a benign tumor).
Laser Disadvantages
Despite the large number of advantages and positive customer reviews, the laser is also not an ideal tool.
Firstly, if the lipoma is quite large or located deep in the tissues, it will be possible to safely and completely get rid of it only with the help of surgical excision.
Secondly, some experts believe, based on their personal experience, that relapses after laser removal of lipomas occur much more often than when using the previously used surgical method. Unfortunately, there are no specific statistics that would confirm the information about such results, but if you read the reviews and comments of specialists and their clients, you will find that not everything is so smooth.
How is the operation going
Laser removal of wen on the head, face or body can only be performed by an experienced oncologist surgeon or a general plastic surgeon who specializes in working with neoplasms.
If the size of the lipoma is small, the removal procedure takes place under local anesthesia. In this case, a dissection of the outer skin is carried out using a surgical laser, which coagulates (“solders”) the damaged blood vessels. After that, the skin is gently parted to the sides, the surgeon, using a clamp, grabs the capsule of the wen and slightly lifts it.
Then the lipoma is exfoliated, in whichnot only the capsule is destroyed, but also all residual fragments that could cause a relapse. Next, the edges of the wound are sutured with a cosmetic suture and a gauze bandage is applied to the surface.
Operational actions take from 15 to 40 minutes depending on the location and size of lipomas. Usually, after such a procedure, the patient can safely return to business in his daily life without any excesses. But, as medical practice shows, there are exceptions in the form of individual difficult cases, when one or two days of bed rest may be required.
Possible complications, contraindications and side effects
The factors that exclude the possibility of laser removal of lipomas are mainly general surgical (that is, their presence guarantees complete exemption from any surgical measures):
- menstruation;
- pregnancy and lactation;
- herpes, inflammatory skin phenomena in the area subject to surgical intervention;
- immunodeficiency;
- diabetes mellitus.
In addition, laser removal of wen is not used when working with large lipomas. In this case, it is better to use the technique of surgical excision.
Regarding possible side effects and complications, the most common problem after this operation is the recurrence of lipoma. It occurs when the wen and its remnants are not completely removed (often this indicates the incompetence of the surgeon). Especiallydifficult cases flow into lipomatosis - a condition characterized by the appearance of new wen as a result of an incorrectly removed previous one.
Few people will like this outcome, but if you entrust the operation to a specialist with a good reputation, the likelihood of a relapse is reduced to zero.
