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excisional skin surgery (ek-SIH-zhun-al … SER-juh-ree)

 A surgical procedure used to remove moles, cysts, skin cancer, and other skin growths using local anesthesia. To treat skin cancer, the doctor uses a scalpel to remove the entire tumor and some of the healthy tissue around it.

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