Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy is the gold standard for removal of skin lesions. It is found to be effective in treating benign skin lesions and is relatively painless, with no downtime and scaring after healing. ONLY available for non-malignant (non-cancerous) lesions.
Our treatments use the Health Canada approved Freezpen system, a state of the art device that combines microtechnology and ergonomic design to ensure a precise and effective cryotherapy.
How it Works
1. Freezpen emits high-pressure N2O gas (-89 °C) that rapidly and precisely freezes the affected area, without damaging surrounding healthy tissue
2. Water in the lesion cells freezes rapidly, expands, and ruptures the cell membrane.
3. As a result of the treatment, the lesion is destroyed and gradually eliminated from the surface of the skin, until healing is completed within a couple of weeks.
Target Lesions
- Sunspots (solar lentigo)
- Age Spots
- Skin Tags (fibroma pendulum)
- Angiomas & Hemangiomas
- Warts – Common & Plantar
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Fibroma
- Millia
- Sebaceous Hyperplasia
- Molluscum
Treatments
Cryo Starter – Includes assessment and removal of one lesion or up to three small lesions – less than 3mm.
Cryo Extended – Includes assessment and 200s of the Freezpen protocol. Estimated to treat about 20 skin tags or 8-10 lesions of 2-3mm in size.