nitrogen cwater is liquidan nitrogen with suvery low hu, that is minus 200 degrees Celsius. In medical world,one of the benefits is as the main ingredient in frozen therapy procedures (cryotherapy). Frozen therapy is method of freezing tissue with liquid nitrogen super cold to then crush.
Liquid nitrogen is also a very valuable substance for preserving various parts of the human body. Blood, bone marrow cells, sperm, ova, and embryos are examples of cells and tissues that can be preserved by liquid nitrogen in the laboratory. This liquid can be used as a scalpel and is also used to treat several skin conditions
Frozen Therapy to Treat Warts
The most common way to get rid of warts is by freezing therapy (cryotherapy). The process of treating warts with liquid nitrogen that has a super cold temperature usually takes less than a minute, and is carried out 3-4 times in an interval of 2-3 weeks.
When using freeze therapy to treat warts, your doctor will likely trim the wart with a small knife first. After that, the super cold liquid nitrogen will be applied to the wart. Usually use a cotton swab or sprayed. Although it may be painful, this procedure usually does not require anesthesia.
Liquid Nitrogen for Tumor Treatment
Cold therapy with liquid nitrogen can also be used to destroy abnormal growing tissues in the body, such as tumors. Applying supercooled liquid nitrogen to abnormal tissue will result in the destruction and death of the cells in that tissue.
The application of cold therapy for this purpose is usually for tumors or precancerous lesions of the skin. Several types of tumors in the body can also be treated with this method.
In the body, the application of cold therapy using liquid nitrogen is one of them used to treat noncancerous bone tumors. The use of cold therapy is considered more effective in minimizing the risk of joint damage compared to surgery. The use of this method is also considered to be able to reduce the risk of amputation.
Cold Therapy in Cancer Treatment
Use of liquid nitrogen in the procedure cryosurgery (surgery with cold therapy) is also commonly recognized in the treatment of cancer and precancerous conditions. Apart from being effective in treating prostate cancer and liver tumors, the following conditions are also effective when treated with cold therapy:
- Intraepithelial cervical neoplasia, which is a precancerous condition of the cervix (cervix). In this phase, abnormal changes occur in cervical cells and have the possibility to develop into cervical cancer.
- actinic keratoses, the presence of precancerous growths on the skin.
- Early-stage skin cancer, either in the form of basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma.
- Bone cancer that is low grade, in which the cancer cells are only slightly abnormal.
- Retinoblastoma is a cancer that affects the retina of the eye and usually occurs in children. Cold therapy procedures are considered safe for removing small tumors in certain parts of the retina.
Similar to other treatments, freezing therapy using liquid nitrogen also has risks, although they tend to be less than the risks of surgery or radiation. If used improperly, liquid nitrogen can cause frostbite. This therapy is only done when the doctor deems it necessary. Consult further with your doctor to get complete instructions regarding the implementation procedure, risks and how to treat it after undergoing it.
