Background : Despite the widespread use of liquid nitrogen cryoth.rapy on warts, little is known about its therapeutic effects. Objective : This study was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effect of liqiud nitrogen cryotherapy on warts. Methods : ...
Background : Despite the widespread use of liquid nitrogen cryoth.rapy on warts, little is known about its therapeutic effects. Objective : This study was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effect of liqiud nitrogen cryotherapy on warts. Methods : One-hundred and fifteen patients with 142 cases of vira warts were studied. The cryosurgery set we used was CS-76 table-top liquid nitrogen spray unit and it was applied directly on the lesion, the freezing front extending 2 to 4mm onto the uninviblvid skin. Result : There was an overall cure rate of 69.7% and the averager umber of freezings required for a cure was 2.6 amongst all patients cured by 5 or less freezings at ntervals of 2 or 3 weeks. Conclusion : The liquid nitrogen cryotherapy on warts results in a relatively high cure rate with safety, simplicity, rapid healirig, continustion of normal function and a tivities, and restoration of normal appearance.
(Kor J Dermatol 1193;31(4): 495-501)