cryosurgery
Therapeutic tissue freezing
Cryosurgery is a medical procedure that uses extreme cold to destroy abnormal tissue.
Liquid nitrogen or argon gas freezes targeted cells—warts, precancerous skin lesions, tumors—causing them to die and slough off.
The technique allows precise destruction while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue: The dermatologist recommended cryosurgery to remove the mole.
Removal by cutting, melting
- cryoprobeSurgical cold-delivery device
- freezingExtremely cold
- cryogenUltralow-temperature fluid
- probeThorough examination or tool
applicator · spray · argon · thermocouple
Area of pathological change
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- wartViral skin growth
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
precancerous · keratosis · mole · prostate · fibroma · hemangioma · papilloma
Removal by cutting, melting
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- outpatientTreated without admission
- dermatologistDoctor treating skin disorders
sterile · precision · biopsy · excision · coagulation · localized · targeted · same-day
Regaining what was lost
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- scabDried blood crust
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- granulationMaking into small grains
ablation
Removal by cutting, melting
probe · applicator · spray · argon · thermocouple
lesion
Area of pathological change
melanoma · precancerous · keratosis · mole · prostate · fibroma · hemangioma · papilloma
ablation
Removal by cutting, melting
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- outpatientTreated without admission
dermatologist · sterile · precision · biopsy · excision · coagulation · localized · targeted · same-day
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- scabDried blood crust
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- surgeriesappendectomy, hysterectomy, mastectomy, cholecystectomy, tonsillectomy
- surgerysurgeons, operation, incision, scalpel, suture
- Dermatologyskin biopsy, skin graft, skin grafting, mole removal, dermabrasion
- proceduresprocedure, procedures, process, autopsy, policies
- cryogenicsliquid nitrogen, liquid helium, liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen, cryogen
- cryotherapyice pack, cold pack, ice bath, cold compress, cold plunge
cryosurgerycauterization
Burning tissue medically
electrocautery · diathermy · thermotherapy · electrosurgery · laser surgery
cryosurgerypharmacotherapy
Treatment using pharmaceutical agents
drug therapy · watchful waiting · reconstructive surgery · chemotherapy · radiation therapy
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