Cryotherapy For Skin Tags

Cryo, coming from the Greek "crystallos" meaning "icy cold" is a prefix that means just what it sounds. The term "cryotherapy" is when icy cold substances are used to destroy abnormal growths on the body's dermal layers. It's a little wordy, but that just means that it's a way to get rid of ugly tags, moles, warts etc. using the power of cold to kill them, just like you'd kill mites or ants with ice or cold products. Basically cryotherapy is one of the ways you can get rid of skin lesions and tags without having to worry about high price surgeries or cutting them off yourself.

The basic procedure is simple. After you are looked over by a qualified dermatologist and he agrees to perform the procedure, you will probably be fit into the schedule the same week. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, and you can find some really great doctors out there to perform the procedure in almost every area around the United States and world.

Cryotherapy for skin tags requires that the doctor uses a very cold substance- like liquid nitrogen, argon, or sometimes dry ice- to destroy the cells of the skin tag and make it incapable of growing. There are two main ways that the doctor will do this. Either he will inject the cryogen (the cold substance) directly into the skin tag(s) using a needle like one would expect for a flu shot, or the doctor will coat the skin …show more content…
It's just that simple! If you've thought of using cryotherapy for skin tags, then you're probably excited to know that it's painless, fast, and can be performed safely. However, keep in mind that a trained physician will need to apply the cryotherapy or cryosurgery. This isn't as expensive as getting a dermatologist to surgically remove the tissues of a tag, but it is still fairly costly. Another downside is that the procedure can only cover skin lesions in certain areas without risking harming normal