Dermatology & Skin Health provides the highest level of service and cares to its patients. Our team of medical professionals strives to assess and look for signs of cancerous cells or abnormal skin tissue among our patients through our skin checks and biopsies. With our state-of-the-art facilities, we can remove your abnormal tissue in a safe and sterile environment and prevent your skin condition from progressing.
One option is cryotherapy, a safe procedure that can be used to treat various skin conditions. Whole-body cryotherapy is a much more minimally invasive treatment compared to other surgical solutions, making it ideal for those who want to avoid surgical procedures and extensive recovery periods.
Cryotherapy (also known as cryosurgery or cryoablation) is the use of liquid nitrogen, an extremely cold substance, to freeze, destroy, and remove abnormal skin tissue. Your skin cells can’t survive in extremely cold temperatures, so it dies and sheds away. This can be used on a number of skin conditions that affect both the outer and inner layers of the skin.
Depending on the type of skin condition you have, it can take one or more cryotherapy sessions. After the procedure, the frozen tissue thaws and has a tendency to scab before your skin condition improves. In place of your old and diseased skin, your body will grow newer and healthier cells free of cancer or any lesion. During treatment, we ask that patients keep the treated areas moist with an unmedicated ointment to speed up healing time.
At Dermatology & Skin Health, we offer world-class services done by award-winning doctors who have proven their knowledge and skills in this field. Start your journey towards achieving your best skin by contacting us today.
Some of the skin conditions that cryotherapy can treat include:
To learn if you can benefit from cryotherapy treatments, schedule an appointment with one of our highly-qualified dermatologists in the nearest Dermatology & Skin Health location in your area.
Prior to receiving cold therapy treatment, you’ll need to consult with one of our dermatologists. If you’ve done a skin check and found an abnormal spot or a skin lesion, you should have a professional take a look at it. If a physical exam isn’t enough to diagnose your condition, you may be asked to perform laboratory exams like a biopsy to confirm your skin condition. From the results, your doctor can recommend possible treatment options like cryotherapy.
If your doctor recommends cryotherapy, you will be asked to proceed with treatment. For some skin conditions and skin cancers in their earlier stage, our medical professionals will use external cryotherapy to remove the abnormal skin tissue. Cryotherapy is an outpatient procedure that doesn’t need special preparation prior to your treatment.
After preparing you for your cryotherapy, we’ll spray liquid nitrogen over the treatment area. This will freeze the treated area and kill the abnormal skin cells. Eventually, the treated area will blister and peel off as the tissue gets removed from your body. Your body will then produce newer and healthier skin cells that can replace your old tissue.
Depending on the depth and severity of your skin condition, you may need more than one cryotherapy session to remove the diseased tissue. Following your cryotherapy treatment, you may feel minor symptoms like mild pain and discomfort. Your healthcare provider can guide you through pain management using home remedies like an ice pack or pain relief medication.
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Cryotherapy is a popular choice among patients seeking treatment for certain types of skin cancers and other skin conditions. Some of the benefits you can get from choosing cold therapy include:
Outside of skin conditions, cryotherapy is used in cancer treatment for other types of cancer and can also be used for pain management as well. In the hands of our experienced medical providers, you can expect safe cryotherapy sessions that can gradually remove the abnormal skin tissue without the need for more invasive surgery.
Many of our patients manage to successfully have their skin cancer, moles, warts, tags, and other skin lesions removed after one or more sessions. Once the abnormal skin is removed, most patients with certain skin conditions won’t require any special care as newer and healthier skin will replace your damaged or diseased skin. Depending on your skin concern, you may be able to resume your regular day-to-day activities after your procedure.
Your medical provider can best determine if you can benefit from receiving cryotherapy. The ideal candidate for cryotherapy is someone who has a skin condition that’s treatable by removing the abnormal skin tissue. Some forms of skin cancer can be treated through cryosurgery, but usually in the precancerous stages or in the very early stages of development. Skin cancers should also be small and in areas that can be treated with cryotherapy.
Some patients may not be suitable candidates for targeted or whole body cryotherapy. This includes:
In case cryotherapy isn’t for you, our doctors may recommend the following alternative treatments.
Schedule your appointment with a dermatologist at your nearest Dermatology & Skin Health to discuss more treatment options.
At Dermatology & Skin Health, we offer world-class services done by award-winning doctors who have proven their knowledge and skills in this field. Start your journey towards achieving your best skin by contacting us today.
Whether you want to schedule a skin check or you'd like to discuss cryosurgery treatments, Dermatology & Skin Health can help. We have four office locations in New England: Dover, Newington & Londonderry, NH, and Peabody, MA. From these locations, we can assess your skin conditions & concerns and provide the proper treatment.
We provide cryotherapy to our patients as a treatment for basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, moles, warts, and molluscum contagiosum. To set up a consultation, please fill out our consultation request form or call us at (603) 742-5556 (Dover & Newington), (978) 525-0100 (Peabody), (603) 965-3551 (Londonderry), (603) 742-5556 (Bedford).
If your desired appointment type or preferred provider is unavailable online, kindly call (978) 525-0100 for Peabody, MA and (603) 742-5556 for all New Hampshire locations. Alternatively please feel free to send us your request via the patient portal, or via email at info@dermskinhealth.com
*For medical dermatology appointments in MA please dial (978) 525-0100 or fill out the appointment request form above.
