Like all treatments, cryotherapy has side effects. These are usually related to the procedure or the destruction of healthy tissue. Side effects include difficulty in urinating due to an early prostate oedema, incontinence – more common when a prior therapy was used – and pain in the spot where the needles were inserted. Urethral strictures (“narrowings”) and erectile dysfunction may also occur, complications that may also occur with other cancer treatments.
Using experienced specialists minimises the possibility that complications will occur.