Age spot removal with Liquid Nitrogen?

Hi- I went in to the dermatologist today, with a long list of questions and things that I would like to improve.  I mentioned an age spot that bothers me- she then proceeded to pick up a can of liquid nitrogen and blast my spot. Has anyone ever heard of this age spot treatment? 

1 answer to “Age spot removal with Liquid Nitrogen?”

A: Liquid nitrogen

Steven Hacker, MD

Liquid nitrogen or cryotherapy or cryosurgery is frequently used and commonly accepted by dermatologists as an effective treatment for a variety of skin growths. The advantage to cryosurgery is it is effective for thicker benign unsightly growths whereas laser does not effectively remove thick... more

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