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After Your Cryotherapy
After Your Cryotherapy
What to do
What to do
- Try your best not to scratch it, despite the itch.
- Do not pick the scab. Picking stimulates the pigment cells and can leave a mark lasting far longer than the scab would have.
- Occasionally a blister may form. Avoid picking or pricking it. If it bursts, allow any fluid to escape and place a dry dresisng over it.
- Keep the area out of the sun while it heals. UV exposure during healing triggers a temporary increase in pigmentation.
What to expect
What to expect
The first day. The area feels itchy. Within about 24 hours the blood flow increases as the inflammation begins — that is the treatment working.
The next two to three weeks. The inflammation settles and forms a superficial scab.
After that. The scab takes a further week or two to shed on its own.
The next two to three weeks. The inflammation settles and forms a superficial scab.
After that. The scab takes a further week or two to shed on its own.
Contact us sooner if
Contact us sooner if
- the area becomes increasingly painful after the first two or three days, rather than settling;
- redness spreads outwards from the treated spot, or the skin around it feels hot;
- there is discharge or an odour;
- you develop a fever;
- a treated spot has not healed after six weeks.
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Will it need doing again?
Will it need doing again?
Cryotherapy works from the surface down, so thicker lesions sometimes need a second treatment. If a spot is still rough or raised at your next visit, tell your doctor and they will reassess it.
More Aftercare Information?
More Aftercare Information?
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Last updated: [August 2026]