Microwave verruca treatment for Stoke-on-Trent

Developed in the UK, Swift microwave therapy has been proven to be ONE OF the most effective ways to treat stubborn verrucae, yet is quick, clean, and does not need the application of any acids, bandages, or anaesthetics.

AJB Footcare Podiatrist Andrew Booth

AJB Footcare is one of the first clinics in the UK to offer Swift microwave verruca treatment. It is one of the nearest centres for the service to Stoke on Trent, in Staffordshire, which has the equipment permanently on site, ready to help patients who want to get rid of verrucae.

Podiatrist Andrew Booth, at AJB Footcare, in Market Drayton, Shropshire, says: “Microwave therapy is a very impressive new generation treatment for verrucae. We’re excited to be able to offer it to our patients.

“We’re already getting excellent results. Already, we are seeing patients whose lives are being transformed by being pain-free for the first time in many years, and able to take up past-times and career opportunities that, before, they could only dream of.”

For most people, the body has a natural immune response to the verruca virus, preventing it from taking hold. However, for some people, the immune system is not so effective, making them more likely to get verrucae. Swift microwave verruca therapy is understood to work by helping to sensitise the body’s natural immune system, strengthening its response to the verruca virus.

Precision delivery

During treatment, highly-targeted microwave energy is delivered through a hand-held probe, to a precise depth of no more than 5mm, leaving surrounding tissue unaffected.

Effective on feet and hands

Microwave verruca treatment can be applied to verrucae on both hands and feet. It is just as effective in both cases. It can also be applied to clusters or verruca, as well as single ones. Also, the treatment can be applied to multiple locations of the body at the same time.

Swift microwave verruca therapy does away with the disadvantages of conventional verruca treatment. There is:

• No need for acid treatment
• No need for freezing of the verrucae
• No need to apply anaesthetics
• And no need for bandages or dressings after treatment

Conventional verrucae treatments can cause quite significant pain during and after treatment.

Treatment with Swift microwave therapy can sometimes result in a sharp scratch-like pain during an application – which lasts just two seconds.

It is important to emphasise that this pain does not continue once the applicator is removed from the surface of the verruca.

In our professional judgement, Swift microwave therapy is the most effective verruca treatment currently available. Independent clinical trials conducted by Dr Ivan Bristow, of the University of Southampton, has demonstrated success rates of 76%.

Further research by the University of Southampton has shown how microwaves appear to induce an immune response to verrucae, helping the body’s natural defences to attack the virus, and clear it.

On average, most patients need to attend our clinic two or three times for microwave verruca treatment to be completed, though long-standing and especially large verrucae may need more treatments.

No dressings needed

Each treatment consists of five two-second applications for each verruca. No dressings are needed afterwards as, unlike other treatment, microwaves do not break the surface of the skin.

Patients can return to normal daily activity, including taking part in a full range of sports, as soon as they leave our clinic, so microwave verruca therapy is effective, gentle, and highly convenient.

After the first treatment, the second microwave therapy session usually takes place after two to three weeks.

How quickly does the verruca go?

After the first microwave therapy session, it may take a few days for you to notice a difference. After a while, the verruca may become discoloured, though this should cause no pain.

Over the next few weeks, it should gradually shrink in size, as the body’s immune response takes effect. Normal skin grows into the previously-infected area.

Eight weeks after your last treatment, we carry out a formal review to assess progress made.

A 73-year-old man who suffered with a verruca and warts on his hand for at least 11 years has had his life transformed by Swift microwave therapy delivered by AJB Footcare.

In 2015, we treated his verruca with four courses of cryotherapy, with no discernible improvement. The verruca grew further during 2016, during which time the patient received routine treatment to reduce the pain he was suffering.

In July 2017, the patient had his first Swift microwave verruca treatment on the verruca and the warts, followed by two further treatments over eight weeks. Since then, it has taken just over four months to move from picture 1 to the progress in picture 2, see right, for both the verruca and the warts on the patient’s finger.

For the first time in many years, the patient does not feel pain. He is no longer ashamed to show his feet, and his relatives are no longer worried about the impact of the verruca on his wellbeing.

AJB Footware Podiatrist Andrew Booth said: “These are fantastic results. They demonstrate perfectly the potential positive benefits of microwave verruca therapy compared with conventional treatments.”

Swift microwave therapy has been proven by extensive clinical trials and has been approved for use under the Medical Devices Directive (MDD). Microwaves have been used for clinical treatment for many years.

Evidence indicates there is less risk of healthy tissue being damaged by this new treatment than by others verruca therapies, including cryotherapy, salicylic acid and laser treatment.

AJB Footcare is a long-established foot health service in Market Drayton, handily placed to offer microwave verruca treatment to people in Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire.

Our husband and wife team, Andrew and Jill Booth, already attracts patients for a range of services from across these three counties, thanks to their reputation for therapeutic excellence and customer service.

AJB Footcare is a leader in podiatry innovation, which is why it was keen to be among the first clinics to offer a breakthrough treatment like Swift verruca therapy.

For two treatments at our clinic, the cost is £250. If additional treatments are needed, they will be charged at £75 per treatment.

If you want to know more about microwave verruca therapy for patients in Stoke on Trent, call AJB Footcare today. We would be happy to answer any further questions you may have.

To discuss your treatment needs, or to book an appointment, call us on 01630 656792.