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What does FTC stand for?

Discussion in 'General Issues and Discussion Forum' started by Footcheck, Aug 29, 2012.

  1. Footcheck

    Footcheck Member


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    Hi all Ive been reading one of my colleagues medical notes and when talking of cryosurgery treatment she has written 3XFTC.......does anyone know what FTC stands for?
     
  2. Probably Freeze Thaw Cycle ( not sure on the C)
     
  3. blinda

    blinda MVP

    Yep. See here

    By the by; tissue destruction in Cryo works by inducing cell lysis, but may not be enough to produce the relevant cytokines to destroy latent viral particles in adjacent cells (Bristow & Styles, 2011*), hence the high recurrence rate.

    The results of the latest Cochrane review (2009) of 60 trials stated that evidence of VP treatment studies was generally weak (due to poor methodology and reporting). Cryotherapy, in particular, was noted as “surprisingly” lacking in evidence of efficacy and evidence of the remaining treatments as “limited”.

    *Ref; Bristow I & Styles C (2011) The treatment of stubborn plantar warts using topical 5% imiquimod cream. Pod Now (10) pp14
     
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