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| removal of tissue after is has been destroyed by chemical means |
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| a technique for restoring wrinkled scarred or blemished skin by applying an acid solution to peel away the top layers of the skin |
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| destruction of tissue by freezing with application of an extremely cold chemical ex liquid nitrogen |
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| surgical removal of epidermis frozen by aerosol spray using wire brushes and emery papers to remove scars tattoos and or wrinkles |
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| removal of dead tissue from a wound or burn site to promote healing and to prevent infection |
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| cleaning;scraping a wound using a spoon like cutting instrucment called a curette; used for debridement |
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| Electrosurgical Procedures |
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| use of electric current to destroy tissue; the type and strength of the current and method of application varies. |
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| use of an instrument heated by electric (cautery)to coagulate bleeding areas by burning the tissue (ex. to sear a blood vessel) |
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| use of high frefquency electric currents to destroy tissue by drying it;the active electrode makes direct contact with the skin lesion (desiccate=to dry up) |
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| to lighten; use of long high frequency electric sparks to destroy tissue; the active electrode does not touch the skin |
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| Incision and drainage (I & D) |
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| incision and drainage of an infected skin lesion ex an abscess |
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| an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an instrument that concentrates high frequencies of light into a small extremely intense beam that is precise in depth and diameter; applied to body tissues to destroy lesions or for dissection (cutting of parts for study) |
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| surgery using a laser in various dermatologic procedures to remove lesions scars tattoos etc. |
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| a technique used to excise tumors of the skin by removing fresh tissue layer by layer until a tumor-free plane is reached |
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| transfer of skin from one body site to another to replace skin that has been lost through a burn or injury |
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| graft transfer to a new position in the body of the same person (auto=self) |
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| graft transfer between different species, such as from animal to human (herero=different; xeno=strange) |
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| donor transfer between persons of the same species such as human to human (homo=same) |
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