Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy is a minimally-invasive treatment that uses liquid nitrogen at a temperature of approximately -196°C to freeze lesions on the surface of the skin. At Leeson Clinic, Dr. Sheila Byrne uses cryotherapy to treat genital warts, hand/finger warts, verrucae, small skin tags. She does NOT treat Molluscum Contagiosum with cryotherapy in Leeson Clinic.
Cryotherapy works by cooling the skin lesion to a very cold temperature, which causes tissue damage. Further tissue damage is caused during the thawing process. The goal of tissue damage is to cause the lesion to become non-viable and to fall off 1-2 weeks after treatment. Some warts or lesions may require further treatment sessions over
a number of weeks for complete resolution. Cryotherapy is a particularly effective treatment for genital warts.
Cryotherapy is a relatively quick, safe, well-tolerated procedure, and is suitable for most patients. However, some patients may not be suitable for cryotherapy, such as young children, patients with a history of keloid scar formation, and some darker skinned patients (due to the risk of depigmentation which may be permanent.)
Please note, if you attend for cryotherapy but are medically unsuitable for treatment, you will be charged a consultation fee only.
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