Honicknowle Green Medical Centre
Guy Miles Way
Honicknowle
Plymouth
PL5 3PY
Phone: 01752 766000
Fax: 01752 789130
Patient Information Leaflet
CRYOSURGERY
(Issue 1.02)
CRYOSURGERY
(Removal of warts and skin
Cryosurgery generally does not cause very much
scarring. However, the degree of scarring varies
lesions)
considerably from person to person and cannot be
predicted. Any scarring that does occur cannot be
Please Note that these procedures are carried out
for medical reasons only.
We do not carry out procedures
for cosmetic reasons.
prevented and no guarantees about not scarring can
be given.
The wart / skin lesion may take up to 2-3 weeks to
disappear following cryosurgery. If it has not gone at
The technique being used to treat your wart or
this point a further cryosurgery treatment may be
other skin lesion is known as cryosurgery. This
required. If so please contact the surgery to arrange a
removes the wart / skin lesion by freezing the
further appointment.
tissue, producing an accurately placed cold burn.
If you have any questions or worries about the
The procedure is not very painful but does cause
some discomfort which will quickly wears off (this
may however be distressing for very young
children).
Following treatment the area around the lesion will
become red and sore and may cause some
blistering.
The
degree
of
blistering
varies
considerably from person to person and can, on
occasions, be quite dramatic. If blistering does
occur, try to leave the blisters intact and keep the
area clean and dry. This may require a simple
dressing such as a plaster.
procedure please ask your Doctor.