Cryosurgery

There are over a thousand entities in dermatology; it is difficult to understand all in just a few pages. We are going to describe a few common skin problems. This is purely educational; if you have a skin disease, please consult your dermatologist.

Cryotherapy (Cryosurgery) is a commonly used treatment in the dermatologist’s office. Cryousurgery uses liquid nitrogen to damage the diseased area. The treatment time varies from 5 seconds to half a minute. The extremely cold liquid nitrogen will freeze the pathological area, inducing necrosis. When the skin recovers after a few days, the lesion will resolve with the healing process.

There may be mild discomfort during treatment. Pigmented skin lesions, vascular lesions, viral warts, skin cancers and a lot of other skin conditions can all be effectively treated with cryosurgery.