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Punch biopsy
A punch biopsy is a skin biopsy performed with a small circular blade (the punch). This is performed on a suspicious skin lesion to allow for pathologic diagnosis.
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A 32-year old female asked:
I had a punch biopsy about 2 months ago, and the edge of the area grew back. Is that normal?
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A 39-year old female asked:
If a punch biopsy doesn't leave a hole when healed then will it be a crater or fill in? I was glad my dr didn't stitch at first but now i wish he did.
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A 43-year old asked:
Why did my doctor advise a punch biopsy?
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A 32-year old asked:
Will a punch biopsy with sutures leave any scarring?
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A 38-year old asked:
What should the scar look like after a punch biopsy?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I had a punch biopsy done today and have had a bad headache since. Should i be worried?
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A female asked:
I had a colposcopy with 3 punch biopsies a week ago Monday and about two days after I had it the black stuff she warned me about started and then four?
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A 57-year old female asked:
I have folliculitis and needle biopsies came back negative can I have an incisional or punch biopsy to isolate the microbe?
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A 42-year old asked:
I had a punch biopsy done on my calf , results were clean, but I didn't go back to have the suture removed. What can I use to remove suture myself?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Have had 3 vulvar biopsies, 1st time was punch biopsy the others were not (special tool to carve out biopsy freehand + stitches) what's thedifference?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Can oral punch biopsy diagnose HIV virus?
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A 28-year old female asked:
What does overlying reactive pigmented epidermal hyperplasia mean? I had a punch biopsy done a few days ago.
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A 19-year old female asked:
Other than having surgery or getting a punch biopsy, are there any other ways of lighten moles? Like any home remedies?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Hello. I had a cervical punch biopsy on Wednesday. I was wondering if I could go swimming in the beach since I'm on vacation. Thanks.
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A 53-year old female asked:
Small punch biopsy today at top of thigh. Noticed tonite that the stitch came out. Must have got pulled by pants. Problem or ok just to use bandaid?
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A 35-year old asked:
Bruise around punch biopsy numbed with lidocaine, should I be concerned?
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A 36-year old female asked:
What is a "connective tissue disease"? Had punch biopsy on rash, suggestive of early connective tissue disease. What is "connective tissue?"
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A 39-year old female asked:
Punch biopsy hole has thick grayish white stringy stuff attatched inside. No pain, redness or swelling around it. Is this an ok healing process?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is the difference between a punch biopsy and shave biopsy for mole removal?
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A 30-year old asked:
Why am i having so much vaginal discharge after a 3mm punch biopsy on the outside of my vagina?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Had punch biopsy done on rash in '09. Results: "early lesion of connective tissue disorder." what f/up is suggested?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Had a vulvar punch biopsy done last friday. Stitch fell out this morning. Site seems to be okay other than tenderness. Is this okay?
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A 44-year old female asked:
I had a punch biopsy of my fingernail 16 days ago. After the dr removed the stitches, all seemed well. Three days later (13 days post op), the piece of nail he removed for the biopsy began lifting up. What should I do?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Can loop excision show cervical cancer after punch biopsy showed high grade cin?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Which connective tissue diseases cause a skin rash? Punch biopsy suggestive of early connective tissue disease.
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A 28-year old male asked:
How accurate is a punch biopsy of the "posterior portion of the hard palate" that has a lesion? If it is cancer, what lymph nodes would be affected?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Will a punch biopsy improve the scar left on a cheek by an elect.bist.(4mm) or make it worse? 1 stitch required but I'm afraid of invasive treatment.
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A 67-year old female asked:
I'm the one with idiopathic neuropathy in B feet. I did have direct punch biopsies with stains and microscopic studies done. Do I have any other options? Am taking Cymbalta1200 mg for pain; constant tingling, slternating cold and burning..?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I had a punch biopsy done to remove a mole. My doctor did not stitch it. Will i be left with a hole in my skin?
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A female asked:
Will i need stitches after a skin biopsy? The doctor said he was going to do a punch biopsy and it would make a little hole in my skin. Will i need stitches? Will it leave a scar?
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