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Cryotherapy for Cosmetic Procedures

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Cryosurgery or cryotherapy is a surgical method that consists of application of very low temperatures to living tissue, resulting in cell destruction. It is considered a versatile treatment option for benign and malignant lesions, with rapid delivery, low cost, and lower morbidity than regular surgery. Cryotherapy may be used to treat a wide range of skin conditions, and in clinical practice, it is most commonly used for treating actinic keratoses, seborrheic keratoses, and verrucae.

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  1. Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay da Santa Casa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Joaquim Mesquita Filho & Francine Papaiordanou

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  1. Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, São Paulo, Brazil

    Maria Claudia Almeida Issa

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Mesquita Filho, J., Papaiordanou, F. (2017). Cryotherapy for Cosmetic Procedures. In: Issa, M., Tamura, B. (eds) Chemical and Physical Procedures. Clinical Approaches and Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20252-5_21-1

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