Webinar: Skin Surgery Without Sutures
Date: Thursday, 27 March 2025
Time: 7 pm
AEST
Duration: 90 minutes
Presenters: Dr Jim Muir
and Dr Dan Kennedy
Overview
Skin surgeries often conjure up thoughts of stitches and long recovery times,
but many procedures can be done efficiently without sutures. In this webinar, we
will explore advanced techniques like curettage and
shave procedures, which offer quick, cost-effective, and
minimally invasive solutions for managing a wide range of skin conditions.
Join us to learn how these simple, same-day procedures can yield excellent
cosmetic and clinical outcomes, significantly reducing the time, costs, and
complexities associated with traditional excisional surgery.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the key aspects of skin surgery without
sutures, including:
- Curettage and Cautery Techniques
Learn how curettage
combined with cautery can be a fast and effective method to treat benign and
low-risk skin malignancies, achieving up to 95% cure rates for conditions like
basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and
keratoacanthoma. We’ll cover:
- Appropriate lesion selection for optimal results.
- Step-by-step techniques to maximize cure rates and
cosmetic outcomes.
- Common complications and how to manage them.
- Shave Biopsies and Shave Excisions
Discover how shave
procedures can diagnose and treat inflammatory and neoplastic skin lesions
without requiring sutures. We’ll discuss:
- The differences between shave biopsy and shave
excision and how to select the right approach.
- Practical tips for managing conditions such as
seborrhoeic keratoses, viral warts, and keratinocyte malignancies.
- The role of shave procedures in melanoma diagnosis and management,
including best practices to minimize transections and optimize patient
outcomes.
Why Attend?
- Cost-Effective and Efficient Techniques: Both curettage and shave procedures can be
performed with minimal equipment and are ideal for use in everyday clinical
practice.
- Quick and Simple: These techniques can often be completed on the same day the
lesion is identified, with little to no downtime for the patient.
- Ideal for Busy Practitioners: Shave procedures and curettage allow for multiple
lesions to be treated in a single session, without the need for advanced
surgical facilities.
- Patient-Friendly: No sutures mean quicker recovery times,
less risk of complications, and less disruption to daily activities.
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is perfect for general practitioners, dermatologists, and
clinicians who are looking to expand their repertoire of minimally invasive skin
surgery techniques. Whether you’re already performing these procedures or want
to add them to your practice, this session will provide practical insights and
strategies for success.