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Meaning of excisional skin surgery: A surgical procedure used to remove moles, cysts, skin cancer, and other skin growths using local anesthesia.

Definition of excisional skin surgery

A surgical procedure used to remove moles, cysts, skin cancer, and other skin growths using local anesthesia. To treat skin cancer, the doctor uses a scalpel to remove the entire tumor and some of the healthy tissue around it.

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