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2. Lasers in cancer treatment - Wikipedia

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   Lasers are used to treat cancer in several different ways. Their high-intensity light can be used to shrink or destroy tumors or precancerous growths. Lasers are most commonly used to treat superficial cancers (cancers on the surface of the body or the lining of internal organs) such as basal-cell skin cancer and the very early stages of some cancers, such as cervical, penile, vaginal, vulvar ...

3. Photorejuvenation - Wikipedia

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   It is used for the treatment of wrinkles, solar lentigenes, sun damage, scarring (acne scars and surgical scars), stretch marks, actinic keratosis, and telangiectasias. It can be combined with liposuction to help tighten and smooth over the new contours after removal of excess fat. Resurfacing can be ablative, which vaporizes tissue and creates ...

4. Cover-up tattoo - Wikipedia

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   A decorative tattoo over mas­tec­to­my scars (see before image), chosen in lieu of restorative tattoos that replicate the nipple and areola (see example) [31]: 11 . The use of flesh-like medical tattoos to cover up skin conditions and surgical scars is a long-established practice, dating to the German doctor Pauli in 1835, who used mercury sulfide and white lead to tattoo over skin lesions ...

5. Scarification - Wikipedia

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   This was how tattoos were initially done before the use of needles to inject ink. [17] Skin removal/skinning Skin removal allows for larger markings than simple cutting. The skin is raised with a hook and removed with a razor blade. This process can take many hours, and often requires repeated removal of scabs for best visibility of the scars ...

6. Laser surgery - Wikipedia

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   Laser surgery is a type of surgery that cuts tissue using a laser in contrast to using a scalpel. [1]Soft-tissue laser surgery is used in a variety of applications in humans (general surgery, neurosurgery, ENT, dentistry, orthodontics, [2] and oral and maxillofacial surgery) as well as veterinary [3] surgical fields.

7. Women Form Unique Friendship After They Both Lose an ... - AOL

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   Jo Denman and Tessa Parry-Wingfield formed a close friendship after they were both diagnosed with a rare form of cancer which resulted in them each having an eye removed “The parallels were ...

8. Pregnant Woman Discovers Lump in Breast While Applying Body ...

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   Before Sweitzer was discharged from the hospital, she had an ultrasound, a mammogram and a biopsy. A doctor told her they still had to wait for the pathology report, but in her professional ...

9. Melanocytic nevus - Wikipedia

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   If the lesion is suspected to be skin cancer, a skin biopsy must be done before considering removal. This is unless an excisional biopsy is warranted. If the lesion is a melanocytic nevus, one has to decide if it is medically indicated or not. Other reasons for removal may be cosmetic or because a raised mole interferes with daily life (e.g ...