| A | B |
|---|
| Dermatologist | physician that studies and treats skin |
| Plastic Surgeon | A surgeon who specializes in reducing scarring that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for diseases and also performs cosmetic surgery |
| Oncologist | physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer |
| biopsy | removal of living tissue |
| dermatoautography | autograft or repair using one's own skin |
| dermatoheteroplasty | allograft or repair using skin from other's |
| dermatoplasty | surgical repair of the skin |
| onychetomy | excision of a nail |
| rhytidectomy | facelift |
| rhytidoplasty | surgical repair of wrinkles |
| cauterization | detruction of tissue with a hot or cold instrument |
| cryogurgery | using liquid nitrogen to destroy tissue |
| dermabrasion | use of an abrasive material to remove scars |
| excision | to remove by cutting |
| suturing | to stitch |
