Is CryoShape safe?

Cryotherapy (CryoShape) is a safe and effective treatment of keloids. Intralesional cryosurgery has been shown to bring about significant improvement in keloids. Melanocytes, the cells that produce skin pigments, are located more at the surface of the skin and are sensitive to extremely cold temperatures.

Can you get a scar from frostbite?

Ice burns can cause scarring. The likelihood of scarring depends on many factors, including the area of the ice burn and how many layers of tissue are affected. The skin consists of several layers.

Why do people get keloids?

Collagen — a protein found throughout the body — is useful to wound healing, but when the body produces too much, keloids can form. Keloid growth might be triggered by any sort of skin injury — an insect bite, acne, an injection, body piercing, burns, hair removal, and even minor scratches and bumps.

How effective is cryotherapy for keloids?

Results: Average flattening noted after 3 and 6 sessions of cryotherapy was 30.76% and 58.13%, respectively. The duration of lesions and thickness of keloids correlated significantly with the result of treatment.

What is CryoShape treatment?

CryoShape™ is a revolutionary procedure that uses extremely cold liquid nitrogen to freeze and destroy keloid scars. This one-time procedure is performed under local anesthesia to ensure that it is painless. The handheld device inserts a needle cooled by the nitrogen directly into the center of the scar.

Does CryoShape hurt?

Does the treatment hurt? No sutures are involved in the procedure and the targeted area is easily anesthetized, making the treatment virtually painless for the patient.

What does frostbitten skin look like?

Signs and symptoms of frostbite include: At first, cold skin and a prickling feeling. Numbness. Skin that looks red, white, bluish-white, grayish-yellow, purplish, brown or ashen, depending on the severity of the condition and usual skin color.

Can keloids be removed?

Keloids can be treated, so it is not a condition you have to continue living with. The treatment involves superficial radiation and is incredibly effective in removing keloid scars. Keloid removal with the SRT-100TM has a success rate that is over 90%.

Do keloids come back after cryotherapy?

While not typically harmful to one’s health, keloids can often be unsightly and many people wish to have them removed. The problem is that the standard keloid removal method (intralesional corticosteroid injection) has a high rate of keloid reappearance. That is where cryotherapy comes in.