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Additional Surgical and Procedural Dermatology Services

We can diagnose and treat over 3,000 conditions. Below are additional major and minor procedures we provide in the office. We can’t list everything, so if your condition or concern is not found below, please contact our office directly and we will be more than happy to assist you.  Rest assured, you are in great hands.

  1. Abscess/ boil drainage, packing, long term care, and prevention
  2. Acne or Milia Surgery (extraction) – This procedure is commonly used to treat clogged pores
  3. Benign growth removal
  4. Cryotherapy (freezing) – This technique utilizes liquid nitrogen to treat benign and precancerous growths
  5. Digital mucous cysts
  6. Electrodesiccation (cautery) – This technique utilizes a fine wire to transmit heat through a cautery unit to treat benign growths, pre-cancers, and superficial skin cancers
  7. Incision and Drainage – This procedure is commonly used to treat an abscess or cyst
  8. Lipoma, cyst removal
  9. Mole Removal – This procedure is performed by either shave removal or surgical excision
  10. Molluscum Removal – This procedure is performed using an instrument called a curette which removes material by a scraping action
  11. Mucoceles and other oral lesions
  12. Nail matrix/ unit biopsy
  13. Nail removal
  14. Scalp growths
  15. Scar Treatment- Laser resurfacing, microneedling with radiofrequency
  16. Simple Excision – This is a minor surgical procedure that involves the removal of a benign or malignant growth (examples: atypical mole, cyst, skin cancer) under local anesthesia
  17. Skin Biopsy – This procedure is performed by either a shave or punch biopsy technique
  18. Sutures (stitches) – Various procedures involve the use of suture placement
  19. Wart Treatment – Multiple treatment modalities are utilized for the management of warts