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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…

Fig. 2.1 Formation of “ice ball” during application of the timed spot freeze technique [5]. 1 Cryonecrosis area inside isotherm of −22 °C, 2 recovery area between 0° and −22…

Fig. 7.1 (a, b) Cryoshaving of a lesion in the nipple done with cryotweezers. (a) The area was cleaned, and the lesion grabbed with frozen cryotweezers. The freezing front was…

Fig. 3.1 Mechanism of cryodestruction. A direct cell damage by intracellular lysis, B direct cell destruction by extracellular dehydration, C vascular occlusion and damage, D inflammatory damage necrosis, necroptosis, E…

Fig. 18.1 The so-called H-zone of the face is a high-risk area in which the risk for tumor recurrence is about double compared to other regions, irrespective of therapy. The…