Talk:Electrodesiccation and curettage

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According to Stedman's Medical Dictionary, the proper spelling is 'Electrodesiccation'.

Electrodesiccation OR electrodessication

Spelling the word with one S is a little more common/popular and perhaps more "official", but spelling the word with two Ses (and just one C) is also nearly as common (according to google).-71.174.180.38 (talk) 19:54, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

desiccation

I think "desiccation" means "to dry out". The article should say what it means in this context, what is causing it to happen, why drying out the area is helpful, etc.-71.174.180.38 (talk) 19:09, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

dull instrument

The article currently says: "A round dull instrument (curette) of varying sizes (1 mm to 6 mm) is used to scrape off the cancer down to the dermis." This makes no sense to an ordinary reader. How can a DULL instrument work for scraping off the cancer? Why would a dull instrument be used for this instead of a sharp instrument?-71.174.180.38 (talk) 19:11, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

emedicine.medscape.com/article/1997597-overview

"Curettage and electrodessication (C&D, or ED&C) is a basic skin procedure in which the technique of curettage using a sharp curette is followed by electrodessication."

The seemingly reputable source says "sharp curette". So we need someone knowledgeable to sort out this DULL vs. SHARP question.-71.174.180.38 (talk) 19:58, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]