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'''Electrodesiccation and curettage''', abbreviated '''EDC''', is a procedure in which:
'''Electrodesiccation and curettage''', abbreviated '''EDC''' and '''E+C''', is a procedure in which:
# The lesion is cut-off.
# The lesion is cut-off.
# The surgical site is cauterized using electricity (electrodesiccation).
# The surgical site is cauterized using electricity (electrodesiccation).

Revision as of 21:35, 20 January 2016

Electrodesiccation and curettage, abbreviated EDC and E+C, is a procedure in which:

  1. The lesion is cut-off.
  2. The surgical site is cauterized using electricity (electrodesiccation).
  3. The electrodesiccated tissue is scrapped off (curettage).