CRYOSURGERY
It is controlled exposure of tissues to extreme cold, in purpose of destruction of abnormal cells. Liquid nitrogen is widely used in practice, its temperature being -196ºC.
In our clinic, particular spray bottles are used with applicators of the various sizes compatible with different lesion dimensions. Using these applicators, more precise and deeper treatment is obtainable. Lesions that can be removed with cryosurgery:
Benign (harmless):
- Acne
- Actinic ceratosis
- Genital wart
- Dermatofibroma
- Lentigo simplex
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Myxoid cyst
- Pyogen granulom
- Seborrheic keratosis
- Warts
- Keloid
Malignant (harmful):
- Basocellular carcinoma
- Bowens disease
- Kaposi’s sarcoma
- Spinocellular carcinoma
- Keratoacanthoma
- Lentigo maligna
- Metastatic skin changes (palliative)
Actinic ceratosis
Warts
