Biomaterial Database

Cryosurgery. 1993

G F Graham

Department of Dermatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.

This article has discussed the use of cryosurgery as a method for treating benign, premalignant, and malignant skin lesions. Treatment of acne has also been discussed. Correct freeze times for obtaining good cosmetic results and a high cure rate have been stressed. Methods for obtaining high cure rates in treating skin cancer have been given. Modern day cryosurgery is an efficient, effective modality yielding good cosmetic results and high cure rates.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011482	Protective Devices	Devices designed to provide protection against injury.	Safety Devices,Device, Protective,Device, Safety,Devices, Protective,Devices, Safety,Protective Device,Safety Device
D003452	Cryosurgery	The use of freezing as a special surgical technique to destroy or excise tissue.	Cryoablation,Cryoablations,Cryosurgeries
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012871	Skin Diseases	Diseases involving the DERMIS or EPIDERMIS.	Dermatoses,Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders,Dermatosis,Skin Disease
D013518	Surgery, Plastic	The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.	Cosmetic Surgery,Esthetic Surgery,Plastic Surgery,Surgery, Cosmetic,Surgery, Esthetic,Reconstructive Surgery,Surgery, Reconstructive