title: The use of Terson lens capsule forceps when performing punch biopsy of the skin.
abstract: When performing skin biopsy using the skin biopsy punch, it is recommended that Terson lens capsule forceps be used as an aid to avoid crush artefact. This is because secure yet gentle purchase of the specimen is allowed by a row of small inwardly directed tines that arise from the 2.5 mm horizontally placed grasping blades, which are inserted into the incision created by a 3 mm biopsy punch. The instrument also has the extra advantages of being in the correct working position when held with the hand in the resting position between prone and supine of allowing an uninterrupted line of vision to the wound during use and is of a shape that minimizes unintentional contact with tissue.
authors.affiliation: Box Hill Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Rotstein
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rotstein
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D013525:Surgical Instruments