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Reviews of whole-body cryotherapy have called for research studies to implement active surveillance of adverse events, which are suspected of being underreported. [ 9 ] [ 38 ] If the cold temperatures are produced by evaporating liquid nitrogen, there is the risk of inert gas asphyxiation as well as frostbite . [ 39 ]
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Cryomassage is a type of massage involving the application of superficial cold to body tissue, [1] typically using ice or liquid nitrogen. [2] As a cryotherapy technique, cryomassage has been used to treat physical injury, [3] skin disorders [1] such as rosacea and facial erythrosis (redness), [2] and facial nerve neuropathy.
Cold compression is a combination of cryotherapy and static compression, commonly used for the treatment of pain and inflammation after acute injury or surgical procedures. [1] [2] Cryotherapy, the use of ice or cold in a therapeutic setting, has become one of the most common treatments in orthopedic medicine. The primary reason for using ...
cryotherapy [ edit on Wikidata ] Cryosurgery (with cryo from the Ancient Greek κρύο ' icy cold ' ) is the use of extreme cold in surgery to destroy abnormal or diseased tissue; [ 1 ] thus, it is the surgical application of cryoablation .
Livedo reticularis is a common skin finding consisting of a mottled reticulated vascular pattern that appears as a lace-like purplish discoloration of the skin. [1] The discoloration is caused by reduction in blood flow through the arterioles that supply the cutaneous capillaries, resulting in deoxygenated blood showing as blue discoloration ().
Cryoablation has been explored as an alternative to radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of moderate to severe pain in people with metastatic bone disease.The area of tissue destruction created by this technique can be monitored more effectively by CT than RFA, a potential advantage when treating tumors adjacent to critical structures.
Lipedema is a condition that is almost exclusively found in women [3] and results in enlargement of both legs due to deposits of fat under the skin. [2] Women of any weight may be affected [2] [3] and the fat is resistant to traditional weight-loss methods. [4]