Can HPV infection become negative after laser surgery?
May 04, 2023
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Lv Aiming
Introduction
If HPV infection is not severe and only causes superficial mucosal lesions, laser surgery may promote tissue regeneration and repair, achieving therapeutic effects and potentially leading to viral clearance (negative conversion). However, if the infection is more severe, having penetrated deep into the skin or even induced carcinogenesis, laser treatment generally cannot lead to viral clearance, as it only removes lesions on the mucosa and skin surface.
If HPV infection is mild, it may become negative after laser surgery; however, if the infection is severe, it generally cannot. Specific analysis is as follows:
1. Possible
HPV infection usually causes lesions in skin tissue. If the infection is not severe and only results in mucosal lesions on the cervical surface, laser surgery can be performed to destroy the mucosa, allowing tissue regeneration and repair, which may lead to a negative result.
2. Not possible
If the infection is severe, with deep skin involvement or even cancerous changes, laser treatment generally cannot achieve a negative outcome. This is because laser therapy can only remove mucosal and cutaneous lesions, but has no therapeutic effect on deeper tissue involvement.
After diagnosis of HPV infection, patients are advised to actively seek standardized treatment under the guidance of an obstetrician-gynecologist to improve prognosis.
