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