Revolutionary Treatment of skin lesions
Cryosurgery with CryoPen
Welcome to the Future of Cryosurgery with CryoPen
Cryosurgery is minimally invasive treatment of controlled destruction of unwanted tissue by the application of extreme cold. Cryosurgery is used to treat different types of lesions on the skin such as skin tags, warts and many more.
CryoPen is an innovative, high-performance cryosurgery tool to safely remove unsightly skin tags, warts, age spots and other benign skin lesions.
The CryoPen allows Dr Snijman to work with millimetre precision for removing all benign skin lesions with no more collateral damage to healthy tissue.
Cryosurgery is quicker than other treatments. It requires no anaesthesia and has minimal scaring. There’s no cut, no bleeding, no sutures and no risk of infection.
Most unwanted benign skin lesions can be removed such as verrucae, skin tags, solar lentigo, pigmented spots, actinic keratoses, seborrheic keratoses, hemangioma, molluscum contagiosum, condyloma, plantar warts, and more.
Cryopen in Action
- Treats lesions from 1mm to 10mm in size
- Safely treats lesions on face and close to eyes
- Pinpoint accuracy, treats just the lesion and not healthy surrounding tissue
- Minimal discomfort
- Doesn’t touch skin (no messy buds, cones or apertures)
THE CRYOPEN
What is CryoPen?
CryoPen is an innovative device that makes cryosurgery easier and more precise than ever. It offers a fast, safe, and effective treatment that is virtually painless. With no damage to surrounding tissue, little to no scarring, and minimal aftercare, CryoPen is revolutionizing cryosurgery.
The CryoPen applicator is designed for precision and allows a focused gas flow that targets only the lesion and provides pinpoint accuracy during the treatment. Cryosurgery using liquid nitrogen involves the use of a cryoprobe or a cotton-tipped applicator that could be less precise than the CryoPen. This is why nitrous oxide is now favoured over liquid nitrogen.
Treat a Wide Range of Skin Issues
From unsightly skin lesions to common skin issues like skin tags, warts, age spots, and more, with the help of CryoPen, Dr Snijman can treat them quickly and painlessly. It’s easier than you might think!
Benefits of CryoPen
- Fast: CryoPen offers a quick solution to treat various skin issues.
- Safe: With no damage to surrounding tissue, CryoPen ensures a safe treatment process.
- Effective: CryoPen effectively treats a wide range of skin issues with little to no scarring.
- Painless: With CryoPen , patients can enjoy a virtually painless treatment experience.
BEFORE / AFTER
The Procedure
- A typical freeze may last from 5 to 10 seconds for a small flat wart, and up to 45 seconds for a full thickness plantar wart. For general purposes, most lesions take about 2 to 30 seconds.
- No preparation is necessary before treatment, unless it is a wart or verruca. Dr Snijman will discuss the options in detail.
- No anaesthesia is needed as the extreme cold causes anaesthesia which allows the treatment to be tolerable.
- No moles will be treated unless approved and assessed firsthand by Dr Chris Snijman.
- Different skin types, skin tones and location will be carefully assessed by Dr Snijman, prior to treatment.
Post Complications & Sequelae
- Occasionally, a blister might form and persist for op to 5 days. After the lesion scabs over, healing depends on how deep the wound is. Typically, healing takes between 2 – 6 weeks, depending on the length of freeze and location.
- Typically, it leaves the least amount of scarring of any form of lesion removal because it causes the least damage to the connective tissues. Hypopigmented lesion will be noted until this darkens with the new tanning.
- There might be a little residual stinging for a few minutes after treatment.
- There are no limitations on activity expect to protect the area from damage or abrasion. Swimming and showering are not a problem.