title: Treatment of multiple trichoepithelioma with electrosurgery.
abstract: Multiple trichoepithelioma are benign skin tumors that present a significant cosmetic problem in young people. We report the successful treatment of two patients with electrosurgery. Specifically, through the use of a blended current, loop and triangular electrodes were used to remove the papules flush with the facial contour. In comparison to carbon dioxide laser, this modality yields identical cosmetic results yet is less expensive and considerably more time efficient.
authors.affiliation: Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaffelburg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004598:Electrosurgery; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D018295:Neoplasms, Basal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome