Minor Skin Surgery — Mole, Wart and Lesion Removal

In-clinic minor surgical procedures to remove benign skin lesions including moles, warts, skin tags, molluscum contagiosum, and dilated superficial blood vessels. The procedure is performed by a dermatovenerologist at Kožní Keclíková using surgical excision, electrocoagulation, or sclerotherapy depending on the nature and location of the lesion. Surgical specimens are sent for histopathological analysis where clinically indicated. For patients covered by contracted Czech health insurers, removal of lesions that meet clinical criteria is performed under insurance. Self-pay options are available for cosmetically motivated removal not covered by insurance — for example, skin tags or superficial vessels causing no symptoms.

Minor skin surgery at Kožní Keclíková covers the removal of a range of benign skin lesions using the technique most appropriate to each type. The clinic's dermatovenerologist assesses each lesion at a preceding consultation, deciding whether excision, electrocoagulation, or sclerotherapy offers the most precise and cosmetically optimal removal. Surgical excision under local anaesthetic is used for moles and other pigmented lesions, particularly where the specimen should be sent for histopathological examination to confirm benignity. Electrocoagulation — the application of a controlled electrical current — is appropriate for seborrheic keratoses, skin tags (fibroepitheliomas), molluscum contagiosum nodules, and superficial vascular lesions such as spider angiomata and dilated capillaries. Sclerotherapy targets slightly larger varicosities and venous blemishes, introducing a sclerosing agent that causes the vessel wall to collapse and the vessel to be absorbed over subsequent weeks. The procedure room at the clinic is a clean outpatient environment. The physician marks the treatment area, applies topical or local anaesthetic as required, performs the removal, and dresses the site. For excisions, dissolving or removable sutures are placed depending on location and depth; aftercare instructions cover wound care, sun avoidance, and signs of infection to watch for. Histopathology results, when requested, are typically returned within one to two weeks and reviewed at a follow-up appointment or communicated by phone. Patients with contracted health insurance (VZP 111, ZPMV 205, OZP 207, RBP 211, ČPZP 213) are covered for clinically indicated removals. Patients from non-contracted funds, or those seeking cosmetic removal of lesions that do not meet insurance criteria, are seen on a self-pay basis; pricing depends on the technique required and the number of lesions addressed.