Cryotherapy or “freezing” is a treatment technique in which skin lesions are frozen. Cryotherapy can therefore be seen as a controlled way to induce localised frost bite.
The freezing of the skin lesions is achieved by spraying a cold liquid in aerosol form onto the skin lesion. The liquid is most often liquid nitrogen which has a temperature of -196 degress Celcius.
Many different skin lesions, including Warts, Solar keratosis, Seborrheic keratosis and Molluscum Contagiosum can be treated with Cryotherapy.
The treatment is uncomfortable and can sometimes be painful. For this reason alternative therapies should at least be considered in children. Warts and Molluscum Contagiosum in children are often easier and less painfully treated with wart immunotherapy or Cantharidine application respectively.
There are also better treatment options for solar keratosis and severe sundamage, especially photodynamic therapy.
Despite newer and sometimes better alternatives to cryotherapy, cryotherapy still has a role to play in some skin conditions.
Hi
I have Acne Keloidalis at the back of my head, its about 10cm in length and about 2cm wide. I’ve had it for years and was initially told by doctors i can grow out of it which i never did,i have kind of lived with it but now i have made up my mind that i need to try some treatment, the more recent visit to a dermatologist he indicated i need to have it cut out or removed by surgery and he would recommend a plastic surgeon to do it. I have heard positive reviews about your work as 1 of my friends is a eczema patient of yours
My questions to you, will cryotherapy work on such a large scar as mine?
Dear Harry. Excision will be the quickest option. Cryotherapy can be used, but you will need multiple treatment sessions and the area might become irregularly pigmented. If you only have one lesion, then from what you say, excision would probably be the best option.
Good Day
Does this procedure work on Acne Keloid? How much would the procedure cost?
Cryotherapy can be used for Acne Keloidalis Nuchae. The cost depends on the number of lesions. Around R600-R900 per session. The number of session will also depend on the number of lesions.
Good day
I would like to inquire about the cost of the first visit. Also do you deal with “Topmed”.
Thank you