title: Office dermatologic surgery and laser therapy.
abstract: As the result of a dramatic increase in the incidence of skin cancer and the need for effective outpatient surgical treatment, dermatology is now a surgical as well as a medical specialty, and many procedures are commonly performed on an outpatient basis. Mohs micrographic surgery is used to remove basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, and the resulting cure rates are high. Excisional biopsy can facilitate the early diagnosis of melanoma, while it is still in clinical stage I. Carbon dioxide lasers are commonly used to destroy epidermal lesions and yellow light lasers to destroy hemangiomas or other vascular malformations. Facial chemical peel (chemexfoliation) with trichloroacetic acid can improve the appearance of photoaged skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Roenigk
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002615:Chemexfoliation / Q000379:methods; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000379:methods; D009819:Office Visits; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000187:drug effects; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery