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  2. Shave biopsy - Wikipedia

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    Shave biopsy is a biopsy procedure in which a skin abnormality and a thin layer of surrounding skin are removed with a small blade for examination under a microscope. Shave biopsies are not effective in treating melanomas, but can provide a reasonably safe and accurate initial diagnosis. [1] Surgical sutures are not needed with this procedure. [2]

  3. Skin biopsy - Wikipedia

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    A shave biopsy is done with either a small scalpel blade or a curved razor blade. The technique is very much user skill dependent, as some surgeons can remove a small fragment of skin with minimal blemish using any one of the above tools, while others have great difficulty securing the devices.

  4. Pseudomelanoma - Wikipedia

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    The added economic benefit is that many surgeons bill the procedure as an excision, rather than a shave biopsy. This save the added time for hemostasis, instruments, and suture cost. The great disadvantage, seen years later is the numerous scallop scars, and a very difficult to deal with lesions called a "recurrent melanocytic nevus".

  5. Histopathologic diagnosis of dermatitis - Wikipedia

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    Generally a skin biopsy: For punch biopsies, a size of 4 mm is preferred for most inflammatory dermatoses. [2] Panniculitis or cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders: 6 mm punch biopsy or skin excision. [2] A superficial or shave biopsy is regarded as insufficient. [2]

  6. Dysplastic nevus - Wikipedia

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    The biopsy material is then sent to a laboratory to be evaluated by a pathologist. A skin biopsy can be a punch, shave, or complete excision. The complete excision is the preferred method, but a punch biopsy can suffice if the patient has cosmetic concerns (i.e. the patient does not want a scar) and the lesion is small.

  7. Liberal women withhold sex, shave heads to protest Trump win ...

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    Liberal women are withholding sex from men and shaving their heads to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s landslide victory over Kamala Harris.

  8. Basal-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    Basal cell carcinoma, right cheek, marked for biopsy Surgery to remove the basal-cell carcinoma affected area and the surrounding skin is thought to be the most effective treatment. [ 40 ] A disadvantage with standard surgical excision is a reported higher recurrence rate of basal-cell cancers of the face, [ 41 ] especially around the eyelids ...

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