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A

  • Allergy testing

B

  • Bili lights
  • Botulinum toxin type A
  • Botox injection
  • Burn debridement

C

  • Collagen injection - wrinkle filler

D

  • Debridement
  • Dermabrasion

E

  • Excision biopsy, skin

I

  • Incision and drainage of a skin abscess
  • Infection debridement
  • Ingrown toenail removal
  • Injectable filler

J

  • Jackson-Pratt drain
  • JP Drain

L

  • Laceration repair

M

  • Melanoma removal
  • Mohs micrographic surgery

P

  • Phototherapy
  • Punch biopsy, skin

R

  • Removal, ingrown toenail

S

  • Shave biopsy, skin
  • Skin abscess, incision and drainage
  • Skin biopsy
  • Skin resurfacing
  • Skin graft
  • Skin lesion biopsy
  • Skin lesion removal
  • Soft tissue filler
  • Subcutaneous injection
  • Surgical removal, skin lesion
  • Surgical skin planning

U

  • Ultrasound, peripheral vascular

W

  • Wound debridement
  • Wound repair

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