Surgery of the skin is usually performed by dermatologists or skin specialists plastic surgeons. In most situations, local anaesthesia is used. Types of skin surgery include:
Skin biopsy
Excision of skin lesions
Curettage & cautery
Skin grafting
Mohs microscopically (for difficult skin cancers)
Cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen)
Why do you need to have a skin biopsy?
Skin biopsies are performed to help with the diagnosis of your skin condition.
There are two situations in which this usually occurs:
To find out the different types of rashes or skin lesions. Skin biopsy could provide some information in this process.
If you are a suspect of skin cancer, biopsy is taken to confirm that the skin cancer is present. The biopsy may also give the dermatologists information on the types of skin cancer you are having and then would prescrible the best possible types of treatment.
