Procedures
- When biopsying apparent inflammation or tumor of the fat. One should do an excisional biopsy.
- When biopsying apparent inflammation of the epidermis/dermis one should do a full-thickness (punch or excisional) biopsy.
- When removing a small, benign papule from the skin, a shave biopsy is preferable.
- When planning an elliptical excision, the long axis should be directed along the related skin tension lines of the skin.
- The correct angle for cutting with the scalpel is:
a. 
b.
c. 
- When closing a wound with suture, the wound should always be evert .
- Wound heal with better cosmetic results as a rule when an occlusive dressing is used.
- Sutures should be removed from the skin as follows:
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Face
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3
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to
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5
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days
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Trunk
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6
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to
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7
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days
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Hands/Feet
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7
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to
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10(14)
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days
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- "Railroad Tracking" (suture marks) are more closely related to the constrictive tension of the sutures than the suture diameter.
True False
