Cryotherapy

Extraorally, the postsurgical application of cold dressings to reduce inflammation and pain. Intraorally, the freezing of tissue with a cold device.

The topical application of ice.

The removal of unwanted tissue by freezing. Skin tags, for example, might be surgically removed
by a dermatologist applying frozen liquid nitrogen. Also called cryosurgery.

Use of cold to treat disease or disorder.

The therapeutic use of cold.

A treatment procedure whereby a cancerous growth is destroyed by freezing.

Treatment using extreme cold, as in removing a wart with dry ice.

Also known as cryosurgery; the use of very low temperatures to destroy tissue by freezing. Cryotherapy is used to control pain or bleeding, reduce the size of brain lesions, remove lesions of the uterine cervix. and treat malignant and benign tumors and common skin conditions (such as skin tags and warts). In this procedure, cold is given through a probe that has liquid nitrogen flowing through it.

The use of cold in the treatment of disorders.

The treatment of disease by refrigeration. The two main forms in which it is now used are hypothermia and refrigeration anaesthesia.

The removal of heat (e.g., use of ice compresses) from a body part to decrease cellular metabolism, improve cellular survival, decrease inflammation, decrease pain and muscle spasm, and promote vasoconstriction.