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Cauterization |
Destruction of tissue with a hot or cold instrument, electric current, or caustic substance |
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Cryosurgery |
Destruction of tissue by using extreme cold, often by using liquid nitrogen |
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Debridement |
Removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound |
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Dermabrasion |
Procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material, such as sandpaper |
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Excision |
Removal by cutting |
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Incision |
Surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument |
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Incision and drainage |
Surgical cut made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids grim a lesion, wound, or cavity |
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Laser surgery |
Procedure using an instrument that emits a high powered beam of light used to cut, burn, vaporize or destroy tissue |
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Mohs surgery |
Technique of microscopically controlled serial excusing of a skin cancer |
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Suturing |
To stitch edges of a wound surgically |
