Procedural Dermatology

Case Portfolio

Excisions and closures from residency. Drag the slider on each case to compare stages.

Photos shared with patient consent. Outcomes vary from patient to patient.

Healed linear scar on the forearm at follow-up Marked keratoacanthoma on the forearm before excision Pre-opHealed
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Keratoacanthoma, forearm
Elliptical excision with linear closure.
Pre-op → healed scar
Sutured linear closure on the forearm Pigmented lesion on the forearm before excision Pre-opClosure
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Melanoma in situ, forearm
Wide local excision with linear closure.
Pre-op → completed closure
Healed periumbilical linear scar at follow-up Sutured periumbilical closure ClosureHealed
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Atypical melanocytic nevus, periumbilical skin
Re-excision of a previously biopsied junctional nevus with severe atypia. Final pathology: margins clear, no residual atypical proliferation.
Closure → healed scar
Healed linear scar on the posterior upper arm at follow-up Sutured linear closure on the posterior upper arm ClosureHealed
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Squamous cell carcinoma, right posterior upper arm
Excision with linear closure following diagnostic biopsy. Final pathology: margins clear, no residual carcinoma.
Closure → healed scar
Healed linear scar on the upper back at follow-up Sutured linear closure on the upper back ClosureHealed
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Squamous cell carcinoma, left upper back
Excision with linear closure following diagnostic biopsy. Final pathology: margins clear, no residual carcinoma.
Closure → healed scar
Sutured linear closure on the upper back Marked basal cell carcinoma on the upper back before excision Pre-opClosure
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Nodular basal cell carcinoma, right upper back
Excision of a biopsy-proven nodular basal cell carcinoma with linear closure.
Pre-op → completed closure
Healed linear scar on the posterior upper arm at follow-up Sutured linear closure on the posterior upper arm ClosureHealed
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Basal cell carcinoma, left posterior upper arm
Excision with linear closure following diagnostic biopsy. Final pathology: margins clear, no residual carcinoma.
Closure → healed scar
Healed linear scar on the dorsal forearm at follow-up Running horizontal mattress closure on the dorsal forearm ClosureHealed
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Basal cell carcinoma, left dorsal forearm
Excision of residual basal cell carcinoma, closed with a running horizontal mattress suture. Final pathology: margins clear.
Closure → healed scar
Two healed linear scars on the upper back at follow-up Two sutured linear closures on the upper back ClosureHealed
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Follicular infundibular cyst and dilated pore of Winer, left upper back
Two excisions at one visit, each with linear closure. Pathology confirmed both diagnoses.
Closure → healed scars
Healed scar on the posterior shoulder at follow-up Sutured closure on the posterior shoulder ClosureHealed
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Follicular infundibular cyst, left posterior shoulder
Excision with linear closure. Pathology confirmed the diagnosis.
Closure → healed scar
Healed linear scar on the lateral upper back at follow-up Sutured linear closure on the lateral upper back ClosureHealed
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Epidermoid cyst, right lateral upper back
Excision with linear closure. Pathology confirmed the diagnosis.
Closure → healed scar
Healed linear scar on the upper back at follow-up Sutured linear closure on the upper back ClosureHealed
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Lipoma, upper back
Excision with layered linear closure.
Closure → healed scar
Healed linear scar on the posterior shoulder at follow-up Sutured linear closure on the posterior shoulder Closure3 months
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Nodular basal cell carcinoma, right posterior shoulder
Excision with layered linear closure.
Closure → 3-month follow-up