The Cryo Professional is a medical device; please read the instructions before use. The Cryo Professional is a professional cryotherapy product for the treatment of various benign skin lesions. Treatment of specific skin lesions vary per lesion. Carefully read the instructions before using the Cryo Professional. Download the Cryo Professional instructions for use.
Step 1
Determine which type of skin lesion is to be treated. Consult the table below for treatment times per skin lesion.
Table of recommended treatment times per skin lesion
Type of skin lesion |
Recommended freezing times
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Genital warts
|
40 seconds
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Molluscum Contagiosum
|
20 seconds
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Verruca (Plantaris, Vulgaris) (warts on hands or feet)
|
40 seconds
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Verruca (Plana)(flat warts)
|
20 seconds
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Fibroma, Acrochordon (skin tags)
|
40 seconds
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Seborrheic keratosis (SKs)
|
40 seconds
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Aktinica keratosis (AKs) -> on the face
|
15 seconds
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Aktinica keratosis (AKs) -> on other body parts
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40 seconds
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Lentigo -> on the face
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15 seconds
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Lentigo -> on other body parts
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40 seconds
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Treat skin lesions one part at a time if they are larger than 5mm.
Step 2
Disinfect the area prior to treatment to prevent infection.
Step 3
Determine the best treatment. Prepare as necessary the skin lesion prior to applying cyrotherapy. The use of, for example, keratolytic, has no known adverse effect on the performance of the product.
Bleeding warts is to be stopped before using the Cryo Professional.
Step 4
Determine the size of foam stick to use on the skin lesion (2 mm or 5 mm). Place the foam stick in the dispenser.
Step 5
Remove the protective cover from the push button and press the bottom to saturate the foam stick with the cryogen until it drips. Hold the dispenser upright while saturating the foam stick and do not point the dispenser in the direction of the patient or other persons in the room.
DO NOT activate the dispenser when the foam stick is in contact with the patient. DO NOT re-saturate the foam stick again during treatment as this will reduce foam stick’s reservoir capability and the effectiveness of the treatment.
Step 6
Turn the dispenser horizontally at a 90 degrees angle, with the foam stick pointing towards the ground.
Step 7
Wait 15 seconds allowing the foam stick to achieve treatment temperature.
Step 8
Place the foam stick against the skin lesion. Keep the foam stick against the skin lesion for the recommended time as listed in the table above.
Keep the foam stick vertically downward during treatment.
Step 9
Remove the foam stick from the dispenser after the treatment and dispose of it.
Step 10
The treatment can be repeated for no more than 4 times with interval of 2 weeks between treatments.
Potential side-effects
Inform the patient about the potential side-effects of which the most common ones include:
Contraindications
- Confirmed diagnosis of cancer or if there is current or past treatment for cancer
- Diabetics and patients with circulatory problems
- Patients with cryoglobulinemia
- Patients with autoimmune disorders