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Instruments used in dermatology

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Instruments and devices commonly used in dermatologic procedures include surgical instruments, electrosurgical devices, lasers, and cryotherapy equipment such as cryoprobes.[1]

  • Cautery or Diathermy: used to remove unwanted hair, moles, warts, et cetera
  • Lasers: for surgeries
  • Cryoprobes: used to remove unwanted, moles, warts, ctinic keratoses, seborrheic keratoses et cetera

References

  1. Johnson, H; Smith, H; Robinson, JK (2017). "Dermatologic surgical instruments: a history and review". Dermatologic Surgery 43 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1097/DSS.0000000000000911. PMID 27749442. 





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