Cryotherapy After-care Instructions

Cryotherapy works by using extreme cold (in the form of liquid nitrogen) to destroy a variety of skin lesions including benign growths and pre-cancers such as actinic keratoses.

Aftercare Instructions

• Cleanse the treatment area daily with soap.

• Leave the area uncovered.

• If a scab forms, apply plain Vaseline ointment until healed. The treated area should heal within 10-14 days.

• Once your skin has healed, use a sunscreen with SPF 50+ to prevent lasting skin discoloration.

• *You may use your normal skin care products such as moisturizer, make-up, suncreen etc.

What to Expect

Common symptoms

• Stinging, burning, redness, mild swelling

• Blistering or oozing of clear fluid: Do NOT attempt to “pop” blisters.

• Scabbing and crusting:

• Skin discoloration: Once the site has healed, the skin may appear pink, lighter or darker at the treatment site. While this usually improves over months, rarely skin discoloration can be permanent.

 *If you experience any of the following symptoms, please call our office.

• Ulceration: Deep bleeding sores at the treatment site.

• Infection: Severe swelling, foul-smelling milky fluid, with or without a fever.

• Persistent or recurrent lesion(s): If the treated lesion persists or re-grows (such as “bump”, rough scale, tenderness, or bleeding at the treatment site).