Skin surgery — extra information
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Skin surgery is routinely performed by dermatologists and plastic surgeons, mostly using local anaesthesia. Types of skin surgery include:
- Skin biopsy (punch biopsy, shave biopsy, incisional biopsy and excision biopsy)
- Electrosurgery
- Curettage and cautery
- Wound closure
- Flaps
- Skin grafting
- Mohs microscopically controlled excision (for difficult skin cancers)
- Cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen)
- Subcision
- The role of skin surgery
- Excision of skin lesions
- Nail matrix biopsy
- Skin surgery
- Surgical gloves
- Suturing techniques
- Suture materials
- Curettage and cautery
- Dermabrasion and microdermabrasion
- Flaps
- Female genital cosmetic surgery
- Liposuction
- Mohs micrographic surgery
- Risks and complications of skin surgery
- Sentinel node biopsy
- Subcision
- Vitiligo surgery
- Wound closure
On DermNet
- Risks and complications of skin surgery
- Antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants
- Sentinel node biopsy
- Suturing techniques
- Suture materials
- Topical skin adhesives
- Surgical gloves
- Thermal burns
- Topical medications for skin diseases
- Oral medications for skin diseases
- Skin surgery
- Procedures to treat the skin
- Injected skin treatments
- Vulval cancer
Other websites
- American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
- P-LINK plastic surgical sites
Books about skin diseases
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