Biopsy site selfies—a quality improvement pilot study to assist with correct surgical site identification.

Rajiv I. Nijhawan; Erica H. Lee; Kishwer S. Nehal

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Biopsy site selfies—a quality improvement pilot study to assist with correct surgical site identification.

June 24, 2015

Nijhawan RI, Lee EH, Nehal KS. Dermatol Surg. 2015;41(4):499-504.

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This study found that encouraging patients to take skin biopsy selfies on smartphones may help patients and physicians more accurately identify the correct biopsy site for subsequent surgical excision, potentially avoiding wrong-site surgeries.

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