Compared to radical surgery, how invasive is it?
The idea behind cryosurgery is to place small needles through the skin and into the prostate and freeze the cancer. This will kill the cancer. This procedure is noninvasive in that it does not require an incision; therefore, there is minimal bleeding and no wound care or bandage/dressing. The procedure is monitored under ultrasound and small temperature devices are placed in and around the prostate gland to monitor the temperature and insure that the entire gland is treated.
