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electrodesiccation

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electrodesiccation [i¦lek·trō‚des·ə′kā·shən]
(medicine)
The use of a single terminal electrode with a small sparking distance to destroy lesions or seal off blood vessels.
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Now while no fool-proof treatment method has been established for completely eliminating the warts and preventing their recurrence, approaches such as cyrotherapy (freezing), laser therapy and electrodesiccation have been shown to have considerable success in getting rid of the genital warts; as have medications like imiquimod and podofilox; though many cases of genital warts do typically go away without any intervention ?
Common Genital Warts Questions Answered by Jamie Gram / Food/cooking/nutrition community
Treatment Angiomas can be treated with electrodesiccation.
Angioma ? Causes, Symptoms and Treatment by Richard James / Health, general community
Curettage and electrodesiccation is a process that removes the lesion by scraping it with a curette.
Scaly lesions can lead to skin cancer. (Your Life) by USA Today (Magazine)
 
 
 
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