Which technique for removing nevi is least scarring?

A shave biopsy with a razor blade or #15 scalpel is the best approach for a facial nevus, assuming malignancy is not suspected. The resulting scar is usually flat, smaller than the lesion, has no suture lines, and -- if shaved in mid or upper dermis -- has a low risk of producing a hypertrophic or h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fisher, Michael, Vines, Hattie H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Family Physicians Inquiries Network 2007
Subjects:
shave biopsy
malignancy
excisional biopsy
cosmetic outcome
Basal cell nevus syndrome
Face > Surgery
Scars > Prevention
SCAR
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3688
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Summary:A shave biopsy with a razor blade or #15 scalpel is the best approach for a facial nevus, assuming malignancy is not suspected. The resulting scar is usually flat, smaller than the lesion, has no suture lines, and -- if shaved in mid or upper dermis -- has a low risk of producing a hypertrophic or hypotrophic scar (strength of recommendation: C, expert opinion, committee guidelines).

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