Cryotherapy

Cryotherapy is the use of extreme cold to freeze and remove abnormal tissue.
Doctors use it to treat many skin conditions (including warts and skin tags) and some cancers, including prostate, cervical, and liver cancer.
This treatment is also called cryoablation.

1. CRYOTHERAPY
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2. WHAT IS CRYOTHERAPY?
▪Cryotherapyistheuseofextremecold
tofreezeandremoveabnormaltissue.
▪Doctorsuseittotreatmanyskin
conditions(includingwartsandskin
tags)andsomecancers,including
prostate,cervicalandlivercancer.
▪Thistreatmentisalsocalled
cryoablation.

3. CRYOABLATION
Aprocedureinwhichanextremelycold
liquidoraninstrumentcalleda
cryoprobeisusedtofreezeanddestroy
abnormaltissue.
Acryoprobeiscooledwithsubstances
suchasliquidnitrogen,liquidnitrous
oxide,orcompressedargongas.

4. LOCAL HYPERTHERMIA
▪Localhyperthermiaisusedtoheatasmallarealikeatumor.
▪Veryhightemperaturesareusedtokillthecancercellsanddestroynearbyblood
vessels.
▪Ineffect,thiscookstheareathatisexposedtotheheat.

5. LOCAL DRY AIR CRYOTHERAPY
▪This method is same as cold treatment of cryotherapy, but it uses dry air
produced by cryroprobe.

6. WHY DO DOCTORS USE CRYOTHERAPY?
▪Cryotherapyisaminimallyinvasivetherapy.
▪Thistypeoftreatmentremovesdamagedordiseasedtissuethatcomesfromavarietyof
medicalconditions.
▪Cryotherapyisusuallydonewithoutopensurgery.
▪Mostpeoplerecoverquicklyfromtheprocedureandwithlittlepain.
▪Yourprovidermightrecommendcryotherapyfor:
▪Bonecancer.
▪Cervicalcancer,livercancerorprostatecancer.
▪Precancerouscellsinthecervix(lowerendoftheuterus).
▪Precancerousskinconditionsandearly-stageskincancers,includingsquamouscellcarcinoma
andbasalcellcarcinoma.
▪Retinoblastoma(canceroftheretinainchildren).
▪Skinconditionslikewarts,skintagsordarkspots.

7. HOW DOES CRYOTHERAPYWORK?
▪Duringcryotherapy,thehealthcareproviderappliesextremecoldtoabnormal
tissue.
▪Cellscan’tsurvivethisseverecoldanddieaftertreatment.
▪Yourhealthcareprovidercanuseafewdifferentsubstancestocreatetheintense
coldusedincryotherapy.
▪Thesesubstancescaninclude:
▪Liquidnitrogen.
▪Liquidnitrousoxide.
▪Argongas.

8. HOW DOES
CRYOTHERAPY
WORK?

9. WHY CRYOTHERAPYMETHOD WILL HEALTHCARE
PROVIDER USE?
▪Therearedifferentcryotherapymethodstofreezetissue.Thewayyourhealthcare
providerappliesthecolddependsonthelocationoftheabnormaltissue.
▪External
▪Ifthetissueislocatedonyourskin,yourproviderwilltypicallyuseasprayingdeviceoracotton
swabtoapplythefreezingagent.
▪Internal
▪Totreatconditionsinsidethebody,likeprecancerouscellsoratumor,yourproviderwillusean
instrumentcalledacryoprobe.
▪Thisprobeisinsertedthroughasmallincision(cut)inyourskin.
▪Externalcryotherapycausesfrozenskintoblisterandpeeloffsothathealthynew
skincangrow.
▪Whenabnormalcellsfreezeanddieduringinternalcryotherapy,yourimmune
systemhelpsclearthetissueoutofthebody.

10. HOW SHOULD WE PREPARE FOR CRYOTHERAPY?
▪Mostpeopledon’tneedtodoanythingspecialtoprepareforcryotherapyonthe
skin.
▪Yourhealthcareproviderwillgiveyouinstructionsbeforeinternalcryotherapyto
helpyouprepare.
▪Youmayhavetostoptakingcertainmedications,suchasaspirinorbloodthinners,a
fewdaysbeforeinternalcryosurgery.
▪Otherspecialinstructionsmayinclude:
▪Limitinghowmuchyoueatordrinkbeforetheprocedure.
▪Planningforsomeonetodriveyouhomeaftertheprocedure.

11. WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT DURING
CRYOTHERAPY?
▪Ifyouhaveexternalcryotherapy,yourhealthcare
providerwillapplythecoldwithasprayingdeviceor
cottonswab.
▪Providersusuallyuseliquidnitrogenforthistypeof
treatment.
▪Forinternalcryotherapy,thecryoprobeisinserted
throughasmallincisioninyourskin.
▪Yourhealthcareprovidermayuseultrasoundimaging
toguidethecryoprobetothetissuetobefrozen.
▪Dependingonthelocationoftheabnormalcells,you
maybegiveneitherlocalanesthesiaorgeneral
anesthesia.
▪Localanesthesiaworkstonumbaspecificspot,while
ageneralanesthesiaisusedduringsurgeriestoput
youtosleep.

12. WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT AFTER CRYOTHERAPY?
▪Ifyouhavecryotherapyforanexternalskincondition,thetreatedareawillturnred
andpossiblyblisteraftertreatment.
▪Anymildpainshouldbegoneafteraboutthreedays.
▪Thetreatedareawillformascab,whichusuallyhealsinonetothreeweeks.
▪Afterinternalcryotherapy,youmayhavemildpainorsorenessintheaffectedarea
foruptothreedays.
▪Womenwhohavecryotherapyonthecervixmayhaveawaterydischargeforafew
daystoafewweeks.

13. BEFORE AND AFTER CRYOTHERAPY
BEFORE AFTER

14. PROS & CONS OF CRYOTHERAPY
▪Cryosurgeryisaminimallyinvasivetreatment.
▪Comparedtotraditionalsurgery,itusuallyhaslesspainandbleedingandalower
riskofdamaginghealthytissueneartheabnormalcells.
▪Therisksofcryotherapyaresmall,butcomplicationscanoccur.
▪Thesecomplicationsmayinclude:
▪Bleeding,crampingorpainaftercryotherapyaroundthecervix.
▪Bonefractures.
▪Nervedamageresultinginlossoffeeling.
▪Swelling,scarringandskininfection.

15. WHAT IS THE OUTLOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE
CRYOTHERAPY?
▪Healthcareproviderssuccessfullytreatmanyproblemswithcryotherapy.
▪Mostskinconditionstreatedwithcryotherapydonotrequireanyspecialcareafter
treatment.
▪Somepeoplewhohaveinternalcryotherapyneedtolimittheiractivityforafew
daysaftertheprocedure.
▪Yourproviderwillletyouknowwhenyoucanreturntoyourregularroutine.
▪Youmayneedmorethanonecryotherapytreatmenttoremovealltheabnormal
tissue.

16. WHEN SHOULD WE CALL THE DOCTOR?
▪Contact your healthcare provider if you
have signs of an infection after
cryotherapy.
▪These signs may include:
▪Redness.
▪Pus.
▪Unexplained fever.
▪You should also see your provider if you
still notice a skin issue after you heal
from cryotherapy.

17. REFERENCES
▪Cryotherapy: Uses, Procedure, Risks & Benefits (clevelandclinic.org)
▪Hyperthermia to Treat Cancer

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