Surgical Procedures and Treatments

At Dermatology Professionals the following procedures are performed to diagnose and treat a wide variety of skin lesions and conditions:

• Dermatoscopic evaluation of moles and other pigmented lesions
• Photodynamic Therapy of precancerous lesions
• Cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen treatment of lesions)
• Curettage and Desiccation (also known as “C&D” or “EDC”)
• Skin biopsy
  • Shave biopsy
  • Punch biopsy
  • Excisional biopsy
• Shave removal of lesions (both cosmetic and medically necessary)
• Surgical excision of benign (non-cancerous), pre-malignant, and malignant (cancerous) lesions
• Cosmetic needle epilation of sebaceous hyperplasia and other lesions
• Cyst treatment, including evacuation (drainage) and permanent excision
• Surgical treatment of lipomas
• Incision and drainage of abscesses
• Scar treatment using medical laser and injection technique
• Wound care and ulcer treatment