Making and using a mouse pad model of skin to practice suturing techniques.

Also in the body of their letter, the authors note that “A great advantage of curettage over scalpel or laser surgery arises from the ability of a semisharp curette to differentiate and remove friable abnormal tissue from the normal surrounding tissue.” Many would question the validity of this statement. There are multiple studies demonstrating that a dermatologist with a curette cannot always differentiate tumor by feel.