Plasma Pen | Don't try it until you see this video

Plasma pen is a good device for the management of skin tags and warts. Plasma pen is not regulated as it is not a laser or light source device. Essentially this treatment employs uncontrolled energy to destroy the upper layers of skin. Unlike lasers and specific energy devices where the output of the system is calibrated carefully, plasma pen has no internal calibration. . It can be argued that the collagen stimulating affects of plasma lasers in energy devices rely on partial destruction of the upper layers of skin. In the context of lasers and energy devices, we can measure the device output with calibrations such as joules. In the context of plasma pen there is no internal calibration. This means the power that it is producing is unknown with variance according to brands devices and even manufacturing standards. . As dermatologists and plastic surgeons we are not opposed to plasma pen as there is a time & place for this device. It's much like acid. Use in the proper context it can be a useful modality to destroy tissue such as wart virus, age warts, skin tags. It provides the necessary crude thermal injury to quickly treat these skin conditions. . In the context of collagen induction therapy and fibroblasts therapy, this procedure is not recommended. Due to the delivery of the energy system, it is frequently seen that iatrogenic scarring is a secondary result. This is especially common on facial and neck areas. The logic of creating thermal injury of unknown energy does