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I was told that burning of the osteod osteoma with the lazer beam is better than surgical removal.the cyst would be burned &kept inside bones of ankle
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Either way: Either technique would work. Using less invasive techniques can cause less scarring.
Answered 2/11/2013
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Cyst: Regardless of the technique your surgeon uses to get to the cyst it still has to be debrided and content irrigated and aspirated with samples sent to pathology.
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