What to expect

CryoPen is quicker than other treatments and patients can be in and out in seconds. It requires no anaesthesia and has minimal scaring. There are no limitations on activity except to protect the area from damage or abrasion, patients can work, bath, swim, immediately after the treatment. There’s no cut, no bleeding, no sutures and no risk of infection.

A typical freeze on viral infections may last from 5 to 10 seconds for a small flat wart, and up to 45 seconds for a full thickness plantar wart. For general purposes, most lesions take about 2 to 30 seconds.

No anaesthesia is needed as the extreme cold causes anaesthesia which allows the treatment to be tolerable.

Most lesions will respond to a single treatment. However, some deeper lesions may take several treatments to get results.

Occasionally, a blister might form and persist for up to 5 days after treatment. After the lesion scabs over, healing depends on how deep the wound is. Typically, healing takes between 2 – 6 weeks, depending on the length of freeze and location.