How to Perform an Elliptical Excision of the Skin
Tomas J. Saun, M.D., Jessica Truong, M.D., Shelly P. Dev, M.D., and Kyle Wanzel, M.D.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMvcm1404883?query=primarycare-hospitalist

This video demonstrates elliptical excision of the skin, a procedure that can be used in the diagnosis and management of skin and subcutaneous lesions, may be performed with minimal risk in most patients, and may avert the need for other, more invasive procedures.

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Author Affiliations
From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto (T.J.S., K.W), the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (S.P.D.), and the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Joseph’s Health Centre (K.W.), Toronto, and the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London (J.T.) — all in Canada.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Saun at the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Rotman/Stewart Bldg., 149 College St., 5th Fl., Suite 508, Toronto, ON M5T 1P5, or at tomas.saun@mail.utoronto.ca.