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Simple Skinning Vulvectomy

Published on Thu Jul 21, 2016

Question: My ob-gyn documented the following: Attention was drawn to vagina. The areas of vestibulitis were recognized. Skin was infiltrated with 1/4% Marcaine with epi around total lesion. The lesions were incised around the area of inflammation with a scalpel and the skin removed with usual technique. The vaginal tissue was undermined. Bovie cautery was used to obtain hemostasis. The vaginal [...]
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