How I perform curette-assisted razor blade shave excision
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Dermatology Research Centre, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Excision of superficial and slightly deeper cutaneous lesion can be performed by shaving the lesion using a razor blade. After induction of local anaesthesia, normal saline is injected to make the lesion bulge. A peripheral portion of the lesion is curetted for assessment of its benignity and cleavage plane. This is followed by shaving with a razor blade. Haemostasis is achieved by aluminium chloride.
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