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Popular Articles. After treatment, the following may occur: Irritation, soreness, or mild pain may occur. You may have swelling. You may have dead tissue shed off. Sores or blisters may form. Men and women For men and women who have had cryotherapy for external genital warts , call your doctor for any of the following: A fever Continued bleeding Bad-smelling or yellowish discharge, which may indicate an infection Continued pain Avoid intercourse until the treated area heals and the soreness is gone.
Women Be aware of the following after treatment for vaginal or cervical warts : A watery vaginal discharge may occur for about 1 to 3 weeks. Sanitary napkins should be used instead of tampons for 2 to 3 weeks. Avoid sexual intercourse or douching until the treated area heals, usually in 1 to 3 weeks. Men Men treated for genital warts on the penis, scrotum, or in the urethra should avoid sexual intercourse until the treated area is healed and the soreness is gone.
Why It Is Done Cryotherapy may be done when genital warts are visible, growing in a small area especially near the anus , and bothersome. Cryotherapy usually is not used when genital warts are widespread.
How Well It Works Experts agree that cryotherapy can be helpful in removing genital warts. Risks There are few complications after cryotherapy. Scarring is a slight risk. What To Think About Cryotherapy for external genital warts can be used safely during pregnancy. References Citations Buck HW The blister will dry up over the next few days, and the wart may fall off. Multiple treatments may be needed to get rid of the wart. Why It Is Done Cryotherapy is usually used if salicylic acid treatment has not eliminated a wart or if quick treatment is desired.
How Well It Works Cryotherapy can destroy warts. Risks If done carefully, cryotherapy poses little risk of scarring. Some signs of infection include: Increased pain, swelling, redness, tenderness, or heat.
Red streaks extending from the area. Discharge of pus. What To Think About If you can tolerate moderate, short-term pain, cryotherapy may be a reasonable treatment option for you.
Cryotherapy: Can be painful and expensive but usually does not scar. Is most painful where the skin is thicker palms and soles. Often takes multiple treatments, especially for thick, larger warts.
Is quick and can be done in a doctor's office or at home. Related Information Warts and Plantar Warts. References Citations Habif TP, et al. This settles almost immediately to a milder pain which usually lasts a few minutes, but may persist for some hours. The treated area sometimes feels mildly irritated or itchy after this. Headache can occur following cryotherapy to the scalp or forehead. This is a tension headache, caused by tightening of the scalp muscles in response to the treatment.
The headache usually responds well to simple pain killers, warmth or massage and rarely lasts more than a few hours. If your treated area develops a sore or a blister, cover it with a Band-Aid or similar adhesive dressing for 3 days. If you don't like the appearance of the treated area while it heals, you can cover it with a further dressing but this is optional.
Blisters are a common result of cryotherapy treatment and may appear in the first few hours. This is a sign of effective treatment: the skin cancer or solar keratosis has separated from the healthy skin and will replaced by normal tissue as the blister heals.
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