What is the best treatment for my skin blemish?
Skin lumps and bumps can pop up over time and are mostly harmless. Before any skin lesions are treated it is important they are assessed by a health professional to be sure they can safely be removed. Dr Main can provide full skin checks for skin cancer, and assess any spots of concern. Suspicious skin lesions should not be treated with laser, IPL, Fibrolift or cryotherapy. Common skin lumps include seborrhoeic keratoses, dermal naevi, sebaceous hypertrophy, solar keratoses, berry angiomas, xanthelasma and syringomas. Many of these can be effectively and safely treated with laser.
| Skin Lesion |  Description | Our Treatment |
| Seborrhoeic Keratoses | Thickened brown or black growth on the face, chest, shoulders or back. | Erbium Laser |
| Solar Keratoses or Actinic Keratoses | Pink, scaly skin lesion common on sun damaged areas such as face, nose, ears or back of hands. | PDRÂ or Fraxel Laser |
| Benign Moles | Brown or black growths that can appear anywhere on the skin. Must be assessed by a Doctor to determine if safe to remove. | Erbium Laser |
| Cherry Angioma | Small, cherry red papules or growths that often appear on the chest, abdomen and back. | IPL |
| Skin Tags | Flesh-coloured or pigmented tissue that look like small, soft balloons of hanging skin | Erbium Laser or Pinch cryotherapy |
| Sun Spots | Small, flat or slightly raised spot most often seen sun exposed areas, such as face, shoulders, arms and hands. They range in colour from light brown to red or black. | IPL, Fraxel Laser or Revlite Laser |
Condition: Solar lentigo
Condition: Berry angioma
Condition: Seborrhoeic Keratoses
Treatments: Laser Treatment
Treatments for Skin Lumps and Bumps
Fibrolift Pen
The Fibrolift pen is an alternate solution for small skin lumps and bumps. It uses electrical energy which creates a tiny arc to heat and remove blemishes. It is an excellent choice for small lesions such as skin tags in tricky locations – around the eyelids for example where the accuracy and safety of Fibrolift is useful.
Erbium Laser Spot Treatment
The erbium laser is the number one tool for removing many types of skin lumps and bumps. It is a precise tool that removes a very small amount of tissue and allows our doctors to accurately and safely treat the lump. Many of these require just a single treatment and healing time varies from 5 days to 2 weeks. Treatment with the erbium laser is only mildly uncomfortable in most cases and can be done without local anaesthetic.
It is not uncommon to treat many lumps in a single session – we often see people with many seborrhoeic keratoses covering both the face and body. These can be effectively treated.
Moles or naevi can also be treated with erbium laser, but multiple treatments may be required and recurrence is common. No suspicious mole should ever be treated with laser, and moles should be assessed by the doctor prior to any treatment.
Other information about Skin Lumps and Bumps
Fast Facts
We are your experts in laser removal of a wide range of benign skin spots
Lesions Treated:
Seborrhoeic keratoses (Seb K)
Solar lentigo (sun or age spots)
Solar keratoses
Benign moles (naevi)
Skin tags
Milia
Campbell de Morgan spots
Berry angioma or cherry angioma
Freckles
Sebaceous hypertrophy
Xanthelasma
Syringomas
Areas Treated:
Face, neck, chest, back, arms, legs
Down Time:
0 – 7 days (stronger treatments result in longer recovery – please enquire as to the estimated time of recovery for your lesions)
Results Duration:
Long-lasting or permanent
Depending on condition treated and individual response; some lesions require multiple treatments
AKA:
Laser spot treatment, ‘scarless’ mole removal, skin blemish removal
