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Skin Biopsy at Samsung Medical Center

Total review: 4

Dogok dong, Seoul, South Korea

Established - 1994

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Skin Biopsy at Samsung Medical Center

Samsung Medical Center, can be found in Dogok dong, Seoul, South Korea and offers its patients Skin Biopsy procedures as well as 289 other procedures, across 29 different procedure categories

. At present, there is no pricing information for Skin Biopsy procedures at Samsung Medical Center. The pricing information is quite specialised, so it's only available on request.

Many medical professionals work at the Clinic, with 10 in total, and Samsung Medical Center is not accredited by any recognised accreditations institutions.

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귀요미, 27 Oct 2019

It is a well known hospital. Underground food court restaurants are also delicious. It's always a busy place to go.

Ildiko Horvath, 21 Feb 2019

There's an international services department with medical professionals and interpreters (English, Arabic, Russian, Chinese). Besides this, everyone is polite and speaks at least some English. Everyt

Irene Lee, 04 Jan 2018

Worst hospital in Seoul, don't be fooled by it's fancy buildings and status of it's name. My husband's experience as US citizen..... He and other patients were treated like herds of cows. We made the

Nik Levashev, 26 May 2016

There is International services department where they provide consultants - interpreters (English, Russian, maybe others languages as well, I'm not sure). Having such a consultant was very helpful dur

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What you need to know about Skin Biopsy in Seoul

A skin biopsy is a procedure in which cells or skin samples are removed from the surface of the body to be tested. The sample taken from a skin biopsy is sent to a laboratory and examined by a pathologist under a microscope. By looking at the sample, the pathologist can diagnose or rule out skin cancer. In some cases, it can also be used to remove skin lesions.

A skin biopsy is needed to diagnose or to help treat skin conditions and diseases, including skin infection, warts, actinic keratosis, skin tags, suspicious moles or other growths, blistering skin disorders (such as bullous pemphigoid), inflammatory skin conditions (such dermatitis and psoriasis), and skin cancers (including melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma).

What's the Recovery Time?

In general, you should rest as much as possible for the remainder of the day and go back to your normal activities the day after. However, you need to take it easy and avoid vigorous activities for a few days to avoid complications. How long it takes your biopsy site to heal depends upon the depth and size of the biopsy, which may take about 2 to 3 weeks.

What's the Success Rate?

A skin biopsy is a safe and accurate method to diagnose skin conditions and diseases. The accuracy of a shave biopsy is 97%, while a punch biopsy is shown to be 85% accurate. The result of a skin biopsy is highly dependent on the quality of the biopsy submitted. It is possible to miss the diagnosis of a skin tumour.

The result of your skin biopsy will include a diagnosis and a description of the skin condition. If the sample is found to be cancerous, the description will include information about how quickly the cancer cells are dividing, the thickness and margins of the tumour, the presence of tiny tumours near the main tumour, as well as invasion of the tumour into a nerve, blood vessel, or lymph vessel.

While a skin biopsy is a generally safe procedure, complications can still occur. These include bleeding, bruising, infection, scarring, and allergic reaction to the anaesthesia.