Cryosurgery for Warts
Types of warts Common term Specific term Common warts Verruca vulgaris Flat (plane) warts Verruca plana Filiform warts Periungual warts Plantar warts Verruca plantaris Butcher’s warts Kissing warts Mosaic plantar…
Types of warts Common term Specific term Common warts Verruca vulgaris Flat (plane) warts Verruca plana Filiform warts Periungual warts Plantar warts Verruca plantaris Butcher’s warts Kissing warts Mosaic plantar…
Fig. 21.1 (a) A 92-year-old patient with a morpheiform basal cell carcinoma on the nose. The patient did not want Mohs surgery. A double freeze-thaw cycle with open technique (spraying)….
Fig. 19.1 Different-sized chalazion forceps that can be used to stabilise the tissue Fig. 19.2 Cone squeezed to an oval to fit the extension of the tumour A clear plastic…
Fig. 13.1 (a) HFUS of a nodular BCC (size: 1,844 mm depth × 7,500 mm width; (b) HFUS of a superficial BCC (0,797 mm depth × 12,067 mm width It…
Fig. 17.1 (a, b) Patient with a morpheaform BCC on the earlobe who did not want surgery. A double freeze-thaw cycle was performed. There has been no recurrence after 3…
Fig. 5.1 Sprayed LN exits, forming a conical pattern. This cone will have a height (h) which corresponds to the distance from the tip opening to the skin, a radius…
Fig. 22.1 Approximate healing times in relation to anatomical areas The most commonly expected events are: Immediate Events Transient erythema Discomfort/pain Evanescent wheals Oedema Events After 24–48 h Bulla formation…
Fig. 25.1 During the first minutes of performing cryosurgery, there is an immediate reaction that is clinically manifest as burning pain of short duration, formation of a white block of…
Fig. 26.1 Two confocal images obtained from the same skin site and from the same depth (approximately 80 μm) on Day 1 (a) and on Day 3 (b). Papillae and…
Suggested technique Noninfectious conditions Acne (cysts) S Alopecia areata S Benign pigmentary lesions: lentigines, lentigos simplex, solar lentigos, ephelides S Dermatofibroma P, SO Ingrowing toenail P, S Granuloma annulare…