The treatment of benign skin lesions consists of destruction or removal by any of a wide variety of techniques. The removal of a skin lesion can range from a simple biopsy, scraping or shaving of the lesion, to a radical excision that may heal on its own, be closed with sutures (stitches...
However, the rationale for hair removal in pilonidal sinus disease is compelling. Other epilation techniques such as laser hair removal should be investigated in appropriate studies.Oram and colleagues (2010) evaluated the role of alexandrite laser hair removal after surgery in the treatment of ...
HFUS may provide valuable information regarding the tumor size and depth of invasion, which is of great importance when planning the extent of surgery in the clinical management of SCC [122]. Nonetheless, due to the inflammation and the hyperkeratotic characteristic of some SCC, HFUS may have ...
Current treatments for NMSC patients are predominantly surgical removal and/or radiation therapy [12,25], either of which can lead to considerable morbidities and other cosmetic consequences on mostly visible areas. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop novel, cost-effective chemoprevention ...
Hydrogel application procedures (i.e., pretreatment of skin, application timing, frequency, and removal/cleaning process) must be optimized not only to achieve efficacy, but also guarantee safe, repeated utilization. Overall, the future looks promising for hydrogel-based monitoring of skin pathologies...