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Department of Dermatology

Complication Rate after Dermatological Procedure

Benchmarks:
Complication rate after dermatology procedures is about 2%.

TG Elliott, Thom GA and Litterick KA. Office based dermatological surgery and Mohs surgery: A prospective audit of surgical procedures and complications in a procedural dermatology practice. Australasian J Dermatol (2012) 53, 264–271.

​Dermatology department performs about 160-200 procedures ( punch biopsy/shave/excision biopsies and electrocautery) per year. There have been 0 complications after dermatological procedures since 2016.