Assorted Skin Procedures: Foreign Body Removal, Cryotherapy, Electrosurgery, and Treatment of Keloids

Clinicians in the primary care setting will encounter various different skin conditions requiring procedural intervention. There are many different procedural approaches to treatment. Knowing which modalities are available and best suited to handle a particular skin lesion allows for flexibility for...

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Published inPrimary care Vol. 49; no. 1; p. 47
Main Authors Newman, 2nd, Roland, Clebak, Karl T, Croad, Jason, Wile, Kevin, Cathcart, Erin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.2022
Subjects
Cryosurgery
Cryotherapy
Electrosurgery
Foreign Bodies
Humans
Keloid - pathology
Keloid - surgery
Foreign body removal
Keloid treatment
Electrosurgery
Cryosurgery
Skin procedures
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Summary:Clinicians in the primary care setting will encounter various different skin conditions requiring procedural intervention. There are many different procedural approaches to treatment. Knowing which modalities are available and best suited to handle a particular skin lesion allows for flexibility for patient and clinician. Although some treatment modalities may be used more than others, it is helpful to be at least familiar with basic in office skin procedures such as removal of foreign bodies, cryotherapy, electrosurgery, and treatment of keloids, as these procedures are helpful in addressing the wide variety of the most commonly encountered skin issues in primary care.
ISSN:1558-299X
DOI:10.1016/j.pop.2021.10.003