The anesthetic is administered. You may experience some discomfort during the injection of the local anesthetic. The procedure does not begin until you are numb. Oval core is removed from the center or border of the lesion with the skin punch and placed in the specimen bottle. Stitches may be needed to close the skin.
Adhesive bandage is applied to the biopsy site.
Tissue is sent to the laboratory for analysis. Outer part of the skin area is shaved off with scalpel and placed in specimen bottle. Adhesive bandage is applied to the biopsy site. Tissue is sent to the laboratory for analysis. Entire suspect area is surgically removed.