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Why did my doctor advise a punch biopsy?
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Definitive diagnosis: If the dermatologist cannot diagnose your skin problem by looking at it, you need to have a tissue sample taken (biopsy) that will be examined by a pathologist to render a definitive diagnosis
Answered 2/6/2015
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