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Liquid Nitrogen Application for Gun-Shy Patients
Younger patients are sometimes reluctant to have you use a liquid nitrogen spray gun to freeze their warts, because it can be painful.
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Younger patients are sometimes reluctant to have you use a liquid nitrogen spray gun to freeze their warts, because it can be painful. Try applying the liquid nitrogen with a wool bud instead. This method produces less discomfort because less nitrogen is applied than with the spray gun. However, enough is still delivered to freeze the deeper tissues.
-- Richard Honaker, MD
Carrollton, Tex
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