A shave excision is a simple procedure that your doctor can use to remove growths, such as moles, lesions, and tumors, from your skin. The primary tool used in this procedure is a sharp razor. You ...

A 40-year-old man presents to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of a skin lesion on his upper back. The patients notes that he had a cyst surgically removed from that spot about a year ago. At the ...

In my response to a related question, How Do I Differentiate Normal Aging of the Skin From Pathologic Conditions? I described some of the most common benign lesions that are encountered in geriatric ...

A mobile app that uses artificial intelligence, AI, to analyse images of suspected skin lesions can diagnose melanoma with very high precision. This is shown in a study led from Linköping University ...

At-home remedies and over-the-counter products may help skin tags dry out and fall off. Surgical options, including cryosurgery, can remove skin tags more quickly. Skin tags are soft, noncancerous ...

Atrophy: Atrophy is a skin depression resulting from thinned epidermis and/or dermis. Topical-steroid-induced striae (striae distensae). These marks are a dose-, vehicle-, time-, and ...