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Skin lesions
What are the risks?

If we perform skin lesion removal surgically, there is a small risk of infection in the wound. While most infections respond well to a course of antibiotics, wound healing may be slower and, in some cases, worsen the appearance of the scar.

With most skin lesion excisions, the risk of bleeding and bruising is normally very small.

If skin grafts are required to close a wound, there is a small chance that all or a portion of the graft will not survive ('take'). This may necessitate a prolonged period of dressings or a repeat of the grafting procedure. In any case, the results of the laboratory investigations on the lesion may suggest that further surgery or investigations are needed.

Most scarring settles well. If not, though, we can employ other options to improve the scar.

 

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