title: Skin biopsy: how to do it.
abstract: This article explains how to perform a skin biopsy with details about instruments and equipment. The patient's consent should always be obtained for the procedure. The wound margins should be marked out along the skin crease lines. The specimen should always be sent for analysis.
authors.affiliation: Wellhouse NHS Trust, Barnet Hospital, Herts.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leslie
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013537:Sutures