Being a cosmetic clinic, we offer wart removal methods which are not covered by MSP. This means that the patient pays out-of-pocket for these services. Or, your private insurance provider may cover the cost (you’ll need to ask them in advance). That said, we are located next door to a medical clinic, which we also run. If we think your wart can be handled with MSP-covered services, we can refer you there, should you not already have a doctor to receive treatment from. Please note: we do not treat plantar (foot) warts with lasers, nor internal genital warts within the cervix. If you have external genital warts, whether male or female, we will likely be able to treat you with lasers. However, we will have our doctor take a look first, to confirm whether you are eligible for our treatments. We may ask you to see your doctor first. This is decided on a case-by-case basis. With all of the above in mind, our cosmetic wart removal services include: Laser wart removal with ablation Typically using our Erbium Yag (Er:Yag) laser, we can ablate wart tissues residing in your skin. Lasers are effective in that they kill off the blood vessels supplying the wart virus, while preventing bleeding at the same time. They are also very directional. We can very accurately target the HPV infection using this route. Your skin will form a scab where the wart once was. Eventually, it will fall off, revealing smoothed-over skin. There may be a slight scar. However, we will advise you to use scar gel during aftercare, to reduce the chance of leftover marks. We sell this at our clinic. Electrosurgical wart burning Using a method called electrocauterization, with a tool called a Hyfrecator, we may be able to burn off a wart. This works best with warts that look more like skin tags. It is also a method that requires scraping afterwards. You may still form a scab, and then a scar, after electrosurgical wart removal. This can depend on how deep the wart is in the skin. Surgical wart removal (excision) If a wart can not be treated any other way, we may need to resort to surgical removal. Using a scalpel or other medical cutting and shaving tools, we can slice in and around the wart, to remove it from your skin. The downside to surgical removal is that you will be left with an open wound, which will need time to heal. You’ll also need to be extra careful about avoiding infection afterwards. Please see more on our website.