A method of treating tissue includes positioning a probe in proximity to tissue, reducing a temperature of the tissue such that a temperature of a portion of the tissue that is closer to the probe is less than a temperature of a portion of the tissue that is farther from the probe, and raising a temperature of the tissue such that the temperature of the portion of the tissue that is closer to the probe increases at a faster rate than the temperature of the portion of the tissue farther from the probe.
