dermatoplasty (DER-ma-tō-plas-tē)
surgical repair of the skin
rhytidectomy (rit-i-DEK-to-mē)
excision of wrinkles (also called facelift)
cauterization (kaw-tur-ī-ZĀ-shun)
destruction of tissue with a hot or cold instrument, electric current, or caustic substance (also called cautery)
cryosurgery (krī-ō-SER-jer-ē)
destruction of tissue by using extreme cold, often by using liquid nitrogen
debridement (da-BRĒD-ment)
removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound
dermabrasion (derm-a-BRĀ-zhun)
procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material, such as sandpaper
excision (ek-SIZH-en)
removal by cutting
incision (in-SIZH-en)
surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument
incision and drainage (I&D) (in-SIZH-en) and (DRĀ-nij)
surgical cut made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a lesion, wound, or cavity
laser surgery (LĀ-zer) (SER-jer-ē)
procedure using an instrument that emits a high-powered beam of light used to cut, burn, vaporize, or destroy tissue
Mohs surgery (mōz) (SER-jer-ē)
technique of microscopically controlled serial excisions of a skin cancer
skin graft (skin) (graft)
skin transplanted to replace a lost portion of the body skin surface; it may be a full-thickness or split-thickness graft.
suturing (SOO-cher-ing)
to stitch edges of a wound surgically