Verruca Needling
Verruca Needling – a minimally invasive procedure that stimulates your immune system to target and eradicate stubborn verrucae from within.
Verruca Needling
What are verruca?
Verruca are small lumps on the skin of the feet caused by a virus. The main symptom of a verruca is a small, rough lump on the skin with tiny black dots underneath the skin. Verrucas do not cause any harm and they often go away on their own, but if they start to cause pain or spread, then you might want to seek treatment
What can be done?
Viruses like the common cold and ‘flu’ are difficult to cure, and we have to rely on the body’s immune system. The verruca is no different. As the virus is confined to the top layer of the skin and it is thought the immune system cannot see it. The way dry needling works is to push the verruca cells from the top layer deeper into the dermis and fat layer, thereby inoculating the underlying tissue. This action triggers an immune response, the appropriate antibodies are produces and over the next few weeks the verruca undergoes a natural breakdown before resolving.
Needling
Verruca Needling is an invasive treatment option designed to stimulate the body’s natural immune response. After administering a local anaesthetic to numb the affected area of the foot, a sterile needle is carefully passed through the verruca multiple times. This implants viral particles into the dermal layer of the skin, where the immune system can recognise the virus, leading to its destruction and the initiation of a controlled healing reaction.
Following the procedure, the area will be dressed and monitored. Some minor discomfort or tenderness may be experienced for 1–2 days once the anaesthetic wears off, but this usually settles quickly. Normal daily activities can typically be resumed within a short period, although high-impact exercise should be avoided until advised.
Unlike other verruca treatments, needling therapy is often highly effective, with most patients requiring just a single session—or occasionally a second—for complete eradication of the verruca.
