SKIN BIOPSY

Diagnostic skin biopsy is performed in our modern treatment room under local anesthetics, using aseptic techniques, for any highly suspicious lesion. This procedure is done by injecting the mole or spot with a local anesthetic to numb the area. The skin doctor then cuts a small part (skin biopsy) of the mole or spot with a scalpel, which is sent for testing in the pathology laboratory to confirm if it is skin cancer or not (histopathology confirmation). The wound is closed with a stitch or two, that is usually removed one week later.