Skin graft videos
January 7th, 2009 § 8 Comments
Full-thickness skin graft on the index finger.
Two skin graft videos I’ve made were published on www.oncolex.no today. One of a full-thickness skin graft applied to the index finger after excision of a squamous cell carcinoma. The other of a split-thickness graft applied after removing two tumors from the back of the patient’s knees. « Read the rest of this entry »
Skin cancer and melanoma videos
August 26th, 2008 § 6 Comments
Wide excision of a skin lesion on the left temple.
This spring I was filming procedures for both skin cancer and malignant melanoma. Now the videos have finally been published on www.oncolex.no.
Makes a grown man writhe
January 31st, 2008 § 6 Comments
On most occasions I know exactly what to expect when I’m heading out to film some procedure or other. Operations are routine work and I know how patients tend to react to different biopsies, infusions etc. But one recent assignment really caught me off guard.
There is a treatment option for skin cancer which sounds easy and gentle. Most cancers can only be treated with major surgery, radiation or massive chemotherapy schedules. But for skin cancer patients, a treatment involving light has emerged the last 15 years.
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