Mr. Onur Gilleard
Qualifications & Experience
Mr Onur Gilleard is a distinguished consultant plastic surgeon on the GMC specialist register. He previously held an NHS consultant post at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, specialising in skin cancer and microsurgical reconstruction. In 2021, Mr Gilleard transitioned from the NHS to dedicate himself fully to private practice, allowing him to focus exclusively on providing personalised, high-quality care to his patients. He is recognised as an expert in laser treatments, having conducted research and developed advanced treatment protocols using cutting-edge laser technology to optimise both clinical outcomes and cosmetic results.
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If you are in St Albans or across Hertfordshire and want a seborrheic keratosis (age wart or skin barnacle) removed, London Skin Clinic is an easy journey away. A consultant first confirms it is a benign seborrheic keratosis and not a skin cancer, then removes it with a quick procedure under local anaesthetic, most often a shave excision with no visible scar from stitches. Removal is £300 for the first growth and £200 for each additional one (consultation £100), and you do not need a GP referral.
What We Treat and How
Seborrheic keratoses are common, benign “stuck-on” growths that many people have removed because they catch and irritate, itch, or for cosmetic reasons. At your consultation a consultant confirms the diagnosis, usually with dermoscopy, and chooses the method: shave excision for most growths (precise, no stitches, low recurrence), CO2 laser for larger or recurrent ones, and cryotherapy for very small ones. Up to about ten can be treated in one session. The full detail is in our complete guide to seborrheic keratosis removal.
“I had a small lesion removed at London Skin Clinic. Lovely staff, and the clinic itself was easy to find, luxurious and clean. I recommend it highly.”
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Getting Here from St Albans and Hertfordshire
The practical half-day: direct Thameslink trains run St Albans City to London St Pancras in around 20 minutes, with 101 Harley Street a short onward hop — most Hertfordshire patients complete consultation, same-day treatment of up to ten lesions and the journey home comfortably within half a day. Driving in, the Q-Park on Harley Street sits two minutes from the door.
Treatment is at our clinic at 101 Harley Street in central London, the heart of the medical district. It is a straightforward journey from St Albans and across Hertfordshire: direct trains from St Albans City reach St Pancras International in around 20 minutes, with Harley Street a short Underground or taxi hop away. Because the procedure is done under local anaesthetic, you can travel to and from your appointment the same day, and you do not need a GP referral to book a consultation.
On the day
Arrive, check in, and the consultant examines each lesion — dermoscopy included — before anything is agreed. Lesions suitable for same-day treatment are numbed with local anaesthetic and removed by shave, cautery or freezing as each one warrants; dressings go on, aftercare is walked through, and you are free to catch the train home — no recovery room, no escort needed, and driving or working afterwards is completely fine. Kaltostat dressings stay on shaved sites for three days, scabs separate within a week, and most marks blend back to normal skin colour within two to three weeks — the full timeline is in our healing guide.
Cost and Booking
Why Hertfordshire patients travel in for this: the NHS classes seborrheic keratosis removal as cosmetic and almost never funds it — around 70% of our SK patients arrive having had exactly that conversation locally. Private assessment buys the removal and a proper dermoscopic check first. For heavily seeded skin, per-lesion maths gives way to a capped package agreed at consultation — typically £900–£1,500 for a full-back clearance. A recent 65-year-old patient had ten lesions cleared from their back in one session and healed within two weeks with hardly any visible mark. Darker skin is treated with adjusted technique (no cryotherapy; fine-tip electrocautery or low-energy shave, sun protection, hydroquinone where needed) at the same prices.
“My experience with The London Skin Clinic has been very good. I did the whole booking process in 5 minutes online. Dr Gilleard explained things well and left me with a neat scar.”
- Consultation: £100 (separate, not redeemable)
- Removal, first growth: £300
- Each additional growth in the same session: £200
- Histology, where needed: £180
You are given the full cost in writing at your consultation, before anything proceeds. Book a consultation.
Common Questions
- How long is the trip from St Albans?
- Usually 40–50 minutes door to door: Thameslink to St Pancras in about 20 minutes, then a short hop to 101 Harley Street. Consultation, same-day treatment of up to ten lesions and the journey home fit comfortably into half a day.
- I have a back covered in them — how does pricing work?
- Not per lesion at that scale. Extensive clearance (ten or more) is quoted as a capped package at the consultation — typically £900–£1,500 for a full-back clearance — treated across planned sessions of up to ten lesions each.
- Can I get this done on the NHS locally instead?
- Realistically no — seborrheic keratosis removal is classed as cosmetic and is almost never NHS-funded, in Hertfordshire as elsewhere. Around 70% of our SK patients arrive after that conversation with their GP.
- Do I need a GP referral?
- No. You can book a consultation directly. A consultant confirms the diagnosis and explains the removal and cost at that visit.
- Where does the procedure take place?
- At our clinic at 101 Harley Street in central London, easily reached from St Albans and across Hertfordshire (direct trains from St Albans City to St Pancras take around 20 minutes). It is a quick day-case procedure under local anaesthetic.
- How do you know it is not skin cancer?
- A consultant examines the growth, usually with dermoscopy, to confirm it is a benign seborrheic keratosis. If there is any doubt, it is removed and sent for histology rather than assumed.
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