Cryosurgery cure rate of actinic keratoses.

Cryosurgery is a commonly used modality for treatment of benign and malignant lesions in dermatology. Although cryosurgery has been used for treatment of actinic keratoses, to our knowledge there have been no published reports on actual cure rates. This article presents a cryosurgical technic for treatment of actinic keratoses and the cure rates of 1,018 lesions with a follow-up of at least 1 year.