Electrocautery

For electrocautery a fine tip is used to deliver an electric current to remove benign skin lesions. This will generally heal well. Risks include bleeding, infection, pain, unsightly scar which may be keloid, raised, dipped or different in texture or colour (lighter, darker or redder compared to the adjacent skin) and recurrence of the lesion. If you are having treatment to a larger number of lesions you may decide to trial the treatment to one or two of the lesions first to see how things heal before treating a larger number on a separate visit. Depending upon the area being treated it can be helpful to apply a topical anaesthetic cream (EMLA) at least one hour prior to the procedure to reduce the need for local anaesthetic injections. You will be asked to sign a consent form when you attend for the procedure. Please read this in advance:

Consent Form