Cryotherapy

Cryotherapy is a minimally invasive therapy. This type of treatment removes damaged or diseased tissue that comes from a variety of medical conditions. Cryotherapy is usually done without open surgery. Most people recover quickly from the procedure and with little pain How does cryotherapy work? During cryotherapy, the healthcare provider applies extreme cold to abnormal tissue. Cells can’t survive this severe cold and die after treatment. Your healthcare provider can use a few different substances to create the intense cold used in cryotherapy.

These substances can include:.

*Liquid nitrous oxide.

*Argon gas

*Liquid nitrogen

External: If the tissue is located on your skin, your provider will typically use a spraying device or a cotton swab to apply the freezing agent. Internal: To treat conditions inside the body, like precancerous cells or a tumor, your provider will use an instrument called a cryoprobe. This probe is inserted through a small incision (cut) in your skin Recovery Time: Any mild pain should be gone after about three days. The treated area will form a scab, which usually heals in one to three weeks. After internal cryotherapy, you may have mild pain or soreness in the affected area for up to three days.

Treatment Benefits

• Reduces migraine symptoms
• Numbs nerve irritation
• Helps treat mood disorders
• Reduces arthritic pain
• May help treat low-risk tumors
• May help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease