Identification and Treatment of Benign Skin Lesions Common ...
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Cryosurgery<br />
Cryosurgery<br />
©Wright, 2010<br />
©Wright, 2010<br />
Cryosurgery<br />
• Time Frame<br />
– Utilize charts provided with your particular cryokit/device<br />
– I.e. 20 – 40 seconds<br />
– Liquid nitrogen – much, much less than this<br />
Cryosurgery<br />
•Time Frame<br />
– Another method is to apply the freeze until<br />
a frost ring appears approximately 1-2 mm<br />
around the lesion<br />
©Wright, 2010<br />
©Wright, 2010<br />
Cryosurgery<br />
• Procedure<br />
– Apply additional pressure for deeper tissue<br />
penetration<br />
– Cover with a dressing<br />
• Follow-up<br />
– Monitor for redness, discharge, fever, pain,<br />
streaking<br />
– Recheck lesion in 4 - 6 weeks<br />
©Wright, 2010<br />
Cryosurgery<br />
•Red Flags<br />
– Malignant lesions<br />
– Facial lesions<br />
– Infected lesion<br />
•CPT Code<br />
– 17000: Destruction, any method, all benign<br />
– 17110: Destruction, flat warts or molluscum<br />
contagiosum<br />
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