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Skin surgery

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
• Skin grafting
• Subcision
• Vitiligo surgery
• Wound closure

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On DermNet NZ:

• 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

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