Frostbite is a tissue injury that occurs when the body is exposed to extreme cold. Its path-ological mechanism is complex and has not been ful-ly elucidated. In high cold and high altitude areas, outdoor sports people have a high risk of injury, and severe frostbite has high disability and mortality. Ex-ploring the pathological mechanism of frostbite is helpful to determine the treatment methods and timing. At present, the clinical treatment of frostbite is mainly symptomatic treatment, such as drug treatment and surgical treatment, but the curative effect can not meet the clinical needs. Therefore, it is of great significance to seek more efficient drugs or treatment methods. This article reviews the rele-vant research progress in pathophysiological mecha-nism, clinical treatment, cellular and molecular path-ways of frostbite in recent years, in order to provide new ideas for future research and clinical treatment.