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Also known as "scoop", "scallop", or "shave" excisional biopsy, [3] or "shave excision". A trend has occurred in dermatology over the last 10 years with the advocacy of a deep shave excision of a pigmented lesion [4] [5] [6] An author published the result of this method and advocated it as better than standard excision and less time-consuming.
There are four main types of skin biopsies: shave biopsy, punch biopsy, excisional biopsy, and incisional biopsy. The choice of the different skin biopsies is dependent on the suspected diagnosis of the skin lesion. Like most biopsies, patient consent and anesthesia (usually lidocaine injected into the skin) are prerequisites. [citation needed]
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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]
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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]
The rocker died at age 27 in July 1971, and Huddleston later reflected on their time together in the 1991 book This Is the End… My Only Friend: Living and Dying with Jim Morrison.