At Almasi Skincare we do procedures like skin biopsy in Nairobi Kenya to help you know the cause of your skin condition.
What is Skin Biopsy?
A skin biopsy is a procedure in which a small piece of the skin is removed and sent to the lab to be examined by a pathologist under a microscope to determine the cause of the skin condition.
A skin biopsy procedure is done in the Doctor’s office and it begins with the doctor first cleansing the area before removing the sample of skin.
Skin biopsy in Nairobi Kenya is a relatively painless procedure since local anesthesia is injected into the area to numb it. After the skin has been removed, a few sutures are used to close the small wound. These stitches are removed after 7 days.
Side effects of a skin biopsy include developing a scar at the site of the biopsy. Persons who develop keloids can also develop them after a skin biopsy.
Bleeding is another complication that can arise after a skin biopsy especially in persons with bleeding disorders like hemophilia as well as those taking blood thinning medications like warfarin and aspirin.
Infections can also develop after a skin biopsy especially in person with diabetes, AIDS or taking immunosuppressive medications.
Nerve injuries can also occur after a skin biopsy and result in numbness or pain.
Some persons can also develop allergic reactions to the local anesthetic medications.
Skin Biopsy in Nairobi Kenya Benefits
A skin biopsy in Nairobi Kenya can help make a diagnosis of the following conditions:
* Blistering skin conditions like pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceous, bullous pemphigoid, dermatitis herpetiformis, epidermolysis bullosa, paraneoplastic pemphigus, pemphigoid gestationis, linear immunoglobulin A dermatosis.
* Erythema nodosum
* Fungal skin infections
* Inflammatory skin diseases like
* Psoriasis
* Skin cancers like squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, kaposi sarcoma
* Ulcerative conditions
* Vitiligo
To book your skin biopsy in Nairobi Kenya call 0721 963 156