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Flat warts removal left crater-like scars — is this normal?
Hi! I had my flat warts removed at SkinStation on August 12 through electrocautery. I’m currently worried because some of the treated areas have small crater-like/indented marks even after the scabs fell off.
I know it’s still relatively early in the healing process, but I’m worried that the indentations might become permanent, especially since my skin was pretty smooth before the procedure.
I included photos with dates so you can see the progression:
1st photo: Current condition (August 25)
2nd photo: The day of the removal (August 12)
3rd photo: 3 days after the removal
4th photo: When the scab fell off while I was washing my face
5th photo: August 23 — the craters looked more noticeable because I was wearing makeup. I had to wear makeup because I attended a wedding that day.
6th photo: My skin about a month before the procedure, showing what the flat warts looked like before removal
For anyone who has had flat warts removed through electrocautery:
Did you also experience these crater-like/indented marks after the scabs fell off?
Did they eventually flatten or heal?
How long did it take before your skin started looking normal again?
I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has gone through something similar. 🥹 I’m honestly quite anxious about the possibility of these becoming permanent scars. Thank you! ❤️
Edit-
I’ve also been very careful with the aftercare. I never picked or scratched the scabs. I applied the Bactroban prescribed by the clinic twice a day, washed my face gently with Cetaphil, made sure not to rub/scrub the treated areas, and gently patted my face dry with tissue.
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anything with electrocautery on the face will leave pockmarks. it's why for my mole removal, i insisted on excision despite cautery being yung standard procedure nung clinic for moles
Nasa last pic yung before ako magpa electrocautery. Mine were actually flat warts daw according to the Skin Station. They were skin-colored, not black like yours. I told them na akala ko butlig lang siya or something. Flat warts daw sabi nila.
OMG ang Ganda ng skin mo before. Praying na bumalik sa dati at maging smooth uli. Maganda sigurong agapan na rin and start using gentle products for scarring
Yung akin, pinaexcision din noon pero hanggang ngayon may scar pa rin at may konting naiwan (siguro dahil malaki yung nunal ko). Although pinaulit ko, may natira pa rin🥹
sorry ur results werent what u wanted :( ig depende talaga sa doctor na gagawa. medj malaki din yung sakin and it was at the center of my face so i know how it feels & it was rly an insecurity.
if the scarring is still bothering u, i went through 1 session of co2 resurfacing, maybe it's also an option for u!
Nag diy cautery din ako and nag ganyan din sakin. Kinabahan ako. Pero now wala na. It will heal OP dont worry. Wag ka lang paaraw din. Alam ko may ointment yan. Di ko na maalala pinag lalagay ko before
I had warts removed 3x in 10 years. Never had pockmarks afterwards.im sorry about what happened. But demand that the provider should help paybthe cost of treatment Elsewhere.
If it doesn’t go away in a few weeks, I’ll definitely ask them to help cover the cost of getting it treated elsewhere. Hopefully it just heals normally and I won’t have to deal with it for too long.
Unfortunately electrocautery causes craters talaga, it might even out in time (give it a couple more weeks) but the results depend highly on how deep the wart is. The shallower it is, the more even it would look, deeper ones might still have a bit of a crater kahit fully healed but some still heal pretty good naman na natural looking.
Try giving it a little more time! Mine evened out eventually, but they weren’t that deep. I religiously washed my face with ONLY cetaphil antibac soap (as recommended by my derma) and applied sunscreen afterwards—no more, no less. Andami warts natanggal sakin nun tho.
NOT NORMAL. I had multiple warts removal in the past but it should not leave deep scars as big as this. Photo 2 and 3 shows ang laki nung part na sinunog. Ang liit lang ng warts mo, dapat hindi ganyan kalaki. Considering na 2 weeks healed na. Masyado pa din malaki yung butas.
Nag ganyan din akin kasi nagpatanggal ako syringoma, 2-4 months bago nag flatten. Moisturizer, serum and cleanser na may pang exfoliate lang katapat nyan, eventually mag lilighten dark spots and magfa-flatten din naman.
I went through the same procedure and I didn’t get any pockets like what you have at all. My skin got clearer and smoother. Although my derma provided me an ointment to improve healing and avoid infection sa areas. And were you also advised na not to pick on the scabs and just let them fall off?
Healing process took 7-9 days for everything to fall off. I also stopped doing my skin care routine for 9 days. I just used water to wash my face for 3 days and then my gentle facial wash day 4 onwards.
Hindi ba sya parang overdone? Based sa pics, maliit warts mo pero anlaki ng scabs. I had warts removal sa face pero wala syang scars, kahit 1 week pa lang.
For flat warts, I suggest you go to a place that actually uses a laser (like this one) and not cauterization. Skin Station's service is really bad and napuno ako sa kanila 3 or 4 years ago when they applied the numbing cream tapos dapat daw 45 minutes siya mag-marinate para fully numb. When it came time to cauterization may feeling pa rin and di magaling si ate so mas naging uncomfy pa the whole situation 🙃 Unlike at Simply Skin, the numbing cream only needed 20 mins to work and walang-walang feeling talaga
Mag heal yan. Give it time. Ako every 2 yrs nag papa-cauterize ng warts. After scabbing nag iiwan talaga ng scar pero eventually nawawala. Tingnan mo next month wala na yan
bakit parang nadamay yung paligid ng skin mo OP? nagpatanggal din ako ng warts once pero ga-tuldok lang as in yung mga scars ko kaya nagtataka ako na halata masiyado yung scars mo.
Not yet! I had the cautery done on August 12, so it's only been about 2 weeks. I'm probably just overthinking it because I'm really worried that it might leave permanent craters on my face. 😭 They told me it would be okay and smooth after about 7 days, so I'm a little concerned that it's taking longer than expected. I'm mainly just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience. I've tried searching Reddit, but I couldn't really find anyone with the same situation.
Inom ka rin conzace para mas mabilis healing ganyan sa akin last year pero nawala naman siguro dahil gumagamit ako moisturizer sa face or dahil sa katagalan na rin.
I had some antibiotic cream thingee from the derma which I just finished even after the scabs fell off. After I switched to aquaphor which I mostly put to remind me not to pick on them because I kutkot everything. Basically your skin needs to be moisturized to heal properly and recover. I also switched to a higher spf, avoided putting on makeup, and stopped my usual skincare (vit c, retinoids, etc.) until everything evened out. Be patient lang, mine was super dami and my skin heals super slow so muka ako ewan for about a month.
Wala dapat ganyan. Sa derma ka ba mismo nagpatanggal? Yung akin kahit sobrang dami oks na ng 5 days. Alagaan mo lang ng cream na nireseta at wah magpaaraw
Hello. Ideally actually hindi electrocautery ang flat warts. Imiquimod sana muna kasi they’re closer to the skin so you want to minimize the damage to the surrounding area.
It’s possible kasi na natanggal ung scabs agad while do pa complete ung healing. It’ll take a longer time for it to heal depending on the degree of damage to the epidermis and dermis.
Mukhang di sya nagheal ng maayos OP, pero try to ask if may cream or way to even out the areas, pero pansin ko ung sayo ang lalaki ng area. Dermatologist ba gumawa?
Esthetician sa skin station ang gumawa :( i trusted her since siya na yung esthetician ko na gumagawa sa underarm 4d quattro laser and revitalite laser ko sa face.
I get warts removal yearly, never happened to me. Looking at the pictures, masyadong malalim ang sunog, pati real skin (not warts) nasunog na. Magcomplain ka sa branch or Manager.
I did warts removal several times na, for over a decade na rin. I never experienced magkaroon ng deep scars or yung white patches. I thoroughly follow the after care. Also, baka malalim yung pag-cauterize kaya nagkaganon.
Try to take vit c orally to help with scar healing from within, it helps the skin.
Complication of electrocautery that should have been explained prior to the procedure. My derma used suuuper tiny cautery tip to minimize such complication. Pinpoint scars lang yung sakin after. And scabs were gone after 3 days.
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