Warts
Warts your GP has frozen three times and they keep coming back.
PM Aesthetics treats resistant and plantar warts with the Aerolase Neo Elite 1064nm laser by targeting the vascular supply feeding the wart tissue. Most cases respond in 1–3 sessions with no open wound and no scarring, effective where cryotherapy has repeatedly failed.
Cryotherapy works for straightforward presentations. For resistant warts, laser is the step after.
Verrucae are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infecting the skin layers. Cryotherapy destroys surface tissue, but if the viral reservoir is deeper than the freeze reaches, or if the wart has a blood supply feeding it from below, it returns. Resistant and plantar warts in particular recur because the HPV source survives the freeze.
The problem
Why cryotherapy fails for resistant warts.
Cryotherapy works top-down, freezing from the surface inward. For warts where the viral core sits deeper, or where the periungual tissue limits freeze depth, the treatment doesn't reach the HPV reservoir. Plantar warts are particularly treatment-resistant because the pressure of walking compresses them deeper into the skin. The wart clears superficially, then regrows from the surviving base.
Diagnosis first
Assessment before treatment.
We assess the wart visually before treatment, noting location, depth, vascularity, and prior treatment history. Warts with visible black dots (thrombosed capillaries) respond particularly well to vascular laser targeting. Prior cryotherapy doesn't affect laser candidacy.
The treatment
How laser treats resistant warts.
The Aerolase Neo targets the vascular supply within the wart tissue. The 1064nm wavelength is selectively absorbed by haemoglobin in the capillaries feeding the wart, coagulating the blood supply and starving the wart from within. This approach is particularly effective for treatment-resistant verrucae where surface destruction hasn't worked. Most cases clear in 1–3 sessions with no open wound and no scarring.
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Aerolase Neo 1064nm: targets the vascular supply feeding the wart
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Effective for treatment-resistant and plantar verrucae
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No open wound, no scarring, no anaesthetic required
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Typically 1–3 sessions depending on wart depth and prior treatment history
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No downtime, return to normal activity immediately
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You start with an in-depth consultation: VISIA diagnostic imaging, a full skin assessment, and a written treatment plan. Treatment for warts follows as part of that plan.
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