RT Book, Section
A1 Martin, Jo
A1 Wang, Timothy S.
A2 Avram, Marc R.
A2 Avram, Mathew M.
A2 Ratner, Désirée
SR Print(0)
ID 1175090865
T1 Electrosurgery
T2 Procedural Dermatology
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071795067
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175090865
RD 2024/04/25
AB Electrosurgery  refers  to  the  use  of  high-frequency  alternating  current  (AC)  to  fulgurate,  coagulate,  desiccate  or  cut  living  tissue.  In  true  electrosurgery,  an  electrical  current  is  used  to  generate  heat  within  the  tissue  itself.  Electrosurgery  is  used  widely  in  the  field  of  dermatology  to  provide  hemostasis  in  surgical  procedures  and  is  a  fundamental  component  of  electrodesiccation  and  curettage.  Furthermore,  it  is  also  commonly  used  to  destroy  small  benign  superficial  lesions  such  as  angiofibromas,  fibrous  papules,  acrochordons,  seborrheic  keratoses,  verrucae,  pyogenic  granulomas,  and  molluscum  contagiosum.1  Electrosurgical  devices  were  developed  in  the  early  twentieth  century,  and  remain  widely  used  today.