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Cryosurgery is a minimally invasive cosmetic and medical treatment that involves using liquid nitrogen as a cooling spray or foam to treat skin or internal body disorders.

The therapy is used to treat lesions, such as those that can cause Infertility, and also benign skin conditions that include lymphocytoma cutis resulting from a reaction to tattoo application. Lymphocytoma cutis should be treated because the irritation can spread, become infected and cause pain.

Will Cryosurgery affect your tattoo?

Cryosurgery is used to freeze the inflamed cells affected by lymphocytoma cutis and will destroy the irritated tattoed tissue. The answer is “yes”,  Cryosurgery will affect your tattoo because it is designed to removed the damaged tissue caused by lymphocytoma cutis. An alternative for tattoo removal is laser therapy.

Will Cryosurgery affect your hair?

When your tattoo infected with lymphocytoma cutis is treated through Cryosurgery, any hair in that inflamed skin region will also be removed. The procedure can also affect healthy skin tissue and as a side-effect cause hair loss. Qualified medical and cosmetic practitioners are trained to minimize any risks associated with the treatment. Seeking a professional for advice is recommended. Cryosurgery is also used to remove course hair.

Laser Alternative

In contrast to the effect of Cryosurgery, low-level laser therapy can actually be used to stimulate hair follicles by “photo-biostimulation” that can help hair growth or different laser wavelengths can be used for safe laser hair removal, and tattoo removal.