Further side-effects
• Edemas
• Bleeding
• Pain and syncope
• Insufflation of subcutaneous tissue
• Retraction caused by freezing next to orifices
• Cartilage defect during treatment of the nose or the ear
• Infection
• Conjunctival ectopy due to treatments of the eyelid
• Milia
• Depressed or atrophic scars
Interact with your patients.
Inform patients that there will be a pain sensation similar to
a ballpoint being pushed onto the skin. Generally, little or no
discomfort is experienced during the first few seconds when
you manage to avoid treatment of healthy tissue. The ice will
reach the caudal extent of the lesion after a given amount of
time related to the depth of the lesion. From that moment
the patient will experience a pain sensation. This may be the
moment to stop treatment. You may eventually add a few
seconds more depending on the patient's comfort level and
upon the clinical evaluation of the operation. There might be
a little residual stinging for a few minutes after treatment.
Occasionally, a blister might form and persist for a few hours.
Using the instrument:
Step 1
Load a new cartridge
The cartridges are packed in peel-pack blisters with an
assembled filter/opener included. The filters are used for
protection of the applicator, the opener for puncturing the
cartridge.
CryoPen M can be used with 8g N
CryoPen X+, CryoPen O, CryoPen XP can be used with 16g
N
O cartridges and with the 8g N
2
the converter 16/8g. Ensure that the cavity is empty of any
remaining parts. Open the peel-pack. Take out the filter/
opener with the tweezers. Hold the CryoPen's tip end pointed
downward. Place the filter/opener in the instrument and make
sure that it is seated flat at the bottom of the loading cavity.
The trocar of the opener should be pointed upward! Take the
cartridge and put it into the cavity with the narrow side down,
on top of the filter/opener.
YES
O cartridges only.
2
O cartridges, thanks to
2
NO
Installation of the assembled filter opener
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