CRYOTHERAPY (LESION & BLEMISH REMOVAL)
What is Cryotherapy?
Cryotherapy is a safe and highly effective method of freezing and removing benign skin lesions such as skin tags, pigmentation, solar lentigines (sunspots, liver spots etc.), milia, seborrheic keratosis, warts and verrucas.
It uses highly pressured liquid nitrous oxide to destroy the tissue quickly and with little residual stinging. Nitrous oxide destroys tissue by freezing the intercellular fluid and forming ice shards and crystals that rupture the cell membrane, destroying the cell. Because it is delivered directly to the lesion, and not the healthy surrounding tissue, it can safely treat lesions on the face and areas around the eyes.
What to expect
Cryotherapy is quicker than other treatments and patients can be in and out in seconds. It requires no anaesthesia and has minimal scaring. There are no limitations on activity except to protect the area from damage or abrasion, patients can work, bath, swim, immediately after the treatment. There’s no cut, no bleeding, no sutures and no risk of infection.
A typical freeze on viral infections may last from 5 to 10 seconds for a small flat wart, and up to 45 seconds for a full thickness plantar wart. For general purposes, most lesions take about 2 to 30 seconds.
Most lesions will respond to a single treatment. However, some deeper lesions may take several treatments to get results.
Occasionally, a blister might form and persist for up to 5 days after treatment. After the lesion scabs over, healing depends on how deep the wound is. Typically, healing takes between 2 – 6 weeks, depending on the length of freeze and location.
Benefits of treatment include:
Cryotherapy is an ideal solution for the removal of skin lesions and imperfections such as:
Skin Tags
Milia
Cherry Angiomas
Age Spots
Warts
Verrucas
TREATMENT FAQs
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Price
From £50
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Pain
There may be some tingling as the nitrous oxide reaches the bottom of the area during freezing but most clients get an anaesthetic effect from the extreme freezing temperatures. More of a pinching sensation can occur as the area thaws out and it may be a little itchy for a short while after treatment.
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Recovery Time
Approximately 2 - 4 hours after being frozen the weal may turn into a blister which may last from 3-5 days then begin to form a scab. This scab will fall off on its own in 1-2 weeks. Although it is best to try and leave the treated area uncovered, a plaster or simple dressing may be applied if it is in an area that may lead to rubbing and aggravation. It is extremely important not to pick at the crust as this may lead to scarring.
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Results
The treated blemish will not return but others may occur depending on the root cause. You will be advised you during consultation.