MODEL RELEASED. Wart treatment. Blister on the skin of an 82-year- old man,caused by cryosurgery to treat a wart. The treatment had been carried out five days previously. Cryosurgery involves applying liquid nitrogen on to the wart. The extreme cold of the liquid nitrogen (-198 degrees Celsius) freezes the wart,which lifts off as the blister is formed. Warts are a common benign skin tumour caused by the overproduction of keratin,a skin protein | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Marazzi, Dr. P. |
Bildgröße: | 5134 px × 3458 px |
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