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Tips and Tricks in Nail Surgery

Nail surgery is part of the dermatologist’s armamentarium but it is often an afterthought in teaching dermatologic surgery.


 

Philippe Abimelec, MD

Nail surgery is part of the dermatologist’s armamentarium but it is often an afterthought in teaching dermatologic surgery. We will offer some practical hints about instruments and supplies, evaluation of pigmented lesions to determine whether a biopsy is needed, local anesthesia, and surgical techniques that should make procedures of the nail unit more efficient, less painful, and less likely to result in complications.

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