St Boniface Equine Vets are excited to be able to offer laser surgery for the removal of skin growths, including sarcoids, at our Wolfgar Farm facility.

Often carried out under standing sedation with local anaesthetics, laser removal is very quick, results in minimal post-operative pain, swelling and inflammation and low rates of post-operative infection. 

Laser wounds are not stitched but left open to heal.  Although these wounds can look intimidating, and may weep a little in the first few days, healing is usually rapid and uncomplicated and cosmetic results are usually very good.  Most horses are able to return to work after a few weeks, and recent studies have shown sarcoid remission rates following laser removal up to 90%.

All skin lesions are much easier to treat when they are small and solitary, rather than when they have been allowed to grow, so treatment is advised sooner rather than later.

There are many options for the treatment of sarcoids, so a visit from one of the vets to assess any lesions and discuss treatment options is always a good place to start!