treatments & therapy

anesthetic

a drug that temporaily blocks sensation

antibiotic

a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms

antihistamine

a drug that opposes the effects of histmine

antipruritic

a drug that relieves itching

antiseptic

a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms

epidermal

pertaining to the skin

hypodermic

pertaining to beneath the skin

intradermal

pertaing to inside the skin

percutaneous

pertaining to through the skin

subcuaneous

pertaining to beneath the skin

topical

applied directly to the skin

transdermal

pertaining to through the skin

chemosurgery

removal of tissue that has been destoryed using chemicals

chemotherapy

treatment using chemicals

cryosurgery

destruction of tissue by using extreme cold, often by using liquid nitrogen

dermabrasion

rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin

electrocauterization

using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it

electrodesiccation

using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it

incision and drainage (I&D)

to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain

lipectomy

removal of fatty tissue

liposuction

removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum.

onychectomy

removal of a nail

onychotomy

incision into a nail

rhytidoplasty

reconstruction of wrinkled skin

autograph

skin transplant taken from a different place on the patients body

homograft

skin graft from another person or a cadaver

Hetereograft

skin transplant taken from a species other than the patients

xenograft

skin transplants taken from a species other than the patuents