Surgery is likely to cause less tightening of the vagina. These surgeries are described as they are mentioned below. Back to Top Treatments by Stage Stage 0 Patients with noninvasive squamous lesions are usually treated with cyrosurgery, laser therapy, loop excision, or biopsy. These are the same tests that are used to diagnose pre-cancerous and cancerous cells in the cervix. In cryotherapy, the abnormal cervical tissue is frozen and destroyed.
Laser therapy uses a carbon dioxide laser beam to remove the lesion.
The advantage of loop excision is that the excised tissue remains intact and the precancerous cells can be further evaluated. Conization is done using either the LEEP procedure or using a surgical or laser knife to remove the tissue. All of these techniques are appropriate for women who wish to remain fertile. Lifetime monitoring and regular screening are suggested. For women who have completed child bearing, a simple hysterectomy is often the preferred treatment.