Patient Discharge

Patient care is similar following each type of skin surgery (Shave Excision, Punch Biopsy, and Elliptical Excision). Click on the topic below to learn about it, or use "Previous | Next" to navigate through the material.

• Wound Dressing

• Give patient Discharge Instructions including Suture Removal timing, if needed

• Complete appropriate Coding and Billing information

• Send Tissue to Pathology

• Document the procedure

  • Shave Excision Documentation

  • Punch Biopsy Documentation

  • Elliptical Excision Documentation

In this image: A lesion that has been excised.