Pearly Penile Papule Treatment with Radiowave Surgery

At St Mellion Cosmetic Clinics , Dr. Rajendra Patel conducts all pearly penile papules, mole, and wart removal and treatments.

 

Dr. Patel utilizes radiosurgery and laser techniques in the treatment of these conditions.

 

At St Mellion Cosmetic Clinics, Dr Patel is committed to being a leader in aesthetic medicine by providing his patients the newest advances combined with the highest quality medical care.

 

Radiosurgery is a technology used to treat a variety of soft tissue conditions, from the skin to deeper tissues, including Pearly Penile Papules. We use the latest technology to ensure safe and effective removal of moles, warts and skin lesions. Instead of using a scalpel, radio waves do the cutting.

Radiosurgery technology is unlike laser or electro-surgery, it uses a different part of the electromagnetic spectrum than either.

 

Instead of using light waves (like laser), and instead of using high-temperature, low-frequency waves (such as with electro-surgery), radiosurgery uses low-temperature, high-energy waves in the radio bandwidth.

 

Dr. Patel prefers to use Radiosurgical excision or radio-wave surgery for the removal of PPPs as well as other common skin lesions. He finds that because this technology uses radio waves and not electricity or heat, it causes less damage to the surrounding tissues, therefore reducing post-treatment scarring and healing time.  This modality allows for a very precise excision of skin lesions unmatched by the above mentioned treatment modalities.

 

The treatment for pearly penile papules lasts approximately 30mins - 45mins.

Post Treatment

 

Many patients do not require any sort of pain relief following the removal of their papules. A full recovery is made within 8 - 10 days of the treatment, but during this time the level of discomfort is at an absolute minimal.




Pearly penile papules are small dome-shaped to filiform skin-colored papules that typically are located on the sulcus or corona of the glans penis. Commonly, pearly penile papules are arranged circumferentially in one or several rows and often are assumed wrongly to be transmitted sexually.

 

Pearly penile papules are considered a normal variant and harbor no malignant potential. They are not contracted or spread through sexual activity.

 

Pearly penile papules are observed more frequently in uncircumcised males; however, the mechanisms underlying their development remain unknown. Interestingly, in uncircumcised males with pearly penile papules who under go circumcision later in life, regression of the papules is commonly 

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The incidence of pearly penile papules reportedly ranges from 8-48%.[2] Several reports suggest an increased incidence of pearly penile papules in uncircumcised versus circumcised men (22% vs 12%, respectively). One study found an increase in frequency in black versus white men, in those circumcised (21% vs 7%, respectively) and uncircumcised (44% vs 33%, respectively).

 

International

 

No geographic variation in prevalence has been noted for pearly penile papules.

 

Mortality/Morbidity

 

Pearly penile papules are considered to be a normal variant and are unrelated to sexual activity. Often, lesions cause great anxiety to patients until their benign nature is clarified.

 

Race

 

No racial predilection has been confirmed for pearly penile papules. Reports suggesting an increased incidence in African American males may reflect an increase in uncircumcised men in that population.

Rehbein[3] studied 840 men aged 10-66 years and found an overall incidence of pearly penile papules of 30.1% in this group. Black men in the study demonstrated a rate of pearly penile papules of 32.7% (44% in uncircumcised, 20.8% in circumcised black males). White men in the study demonstrated a rate of 13.9% (33.3% in uncircumcised, 7.1% in circumcised white males).

 

Sex

 

Because of their anatomic distribution, pearly penile papules are noted only in men.

 

Age

 

Pearly penile papules are noted most commonly in males in their second or third decades of life, with a gradual decrease in frequency with aging