Verruca Needling is a tried and tested way to remove bothersome verrucas for more than 45 years. First described as being used to treat verrucas in an American medical journal in 1969, needling has become a routine practice with excellent success rates.
Northwich Foot Clinic’s verruca needling procedure offers an effective and innovative solution for verrucas – painful and inconvenient yet benign forms of HPV (Human Papilloma Virus). Needling works by breaking down verrucas through soft tissue therapy. It’s designed to trigger a controlled inflammatory response that will simultaneously stimulate an immune system response prompting your body to destroy the virus.
Verruca Needling is a highly effective treatment that successfully removes even long-standing verrucas. Needling differs from other verruca treatment options like salicylic acid or cryotherapy as it can be completed in only one or two sessions.
So, if you’re a busy person on the go and need to get your verruca sorted swiftly, needling is the perfect option. It’s a minor procedure carried out under local anaesthesia, which most people find mostly painless – you may experience slight soreness for a few days after treatment.
How Does Verruca Needling Work?
As the name suggests, Verruca Needling involves a needle. We’re aware many people hate needles, but this one is nice and sterile, empty, and rather than a sharp pinch, you won’t feel a thing. Instead, your verruca will be punctured multiple times by the needle to expose all the viral particles within it to the fatty tissue you have beneath your skin. This fatty tissue is highly rich in immune regulators, allowing your body’s natural immune system to destroy the virus in your verruca.
The really clever part is that, because your body’s immune response is usually systemic, we will only need to treat one verruca, even if you have multiple lesions. We frequently find that other verrucas spontaneously enter remission when one is treated.
What Happens During A Needling Treatment?
During your verruca needling procedure, you will experience three distinct stages of treatment:
First, you will be injected with a local anaesthetic to numb your verruca and the area around it.
Next, your podiatrist will check that your verruca is numb and then carefully needle it. As this happens, the HPV virus in your verruca will be embedded into your skin’s dermal layer, introducing it to your immune system.
Finally, your verruca will be dressed, and you will be advised on keeping it clean. You’ll also be told not to drive or walk while part of your foot is anaesthetised, so you will need to arrange for a friend or family member to pick you up or a taxi.
Will My Foot Hurt After Veruca Treatment?
Once your anaesthetic wears off, you may experience some soreness, which will feel a little like bruising. Most patients only experience this discomfort for two to three days. However, it can last for seven to ten days. You can easily manage any pain with Paracetamol – be careful to avoid Ibuprofen or any other form of anti-inflammatory medication.
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