Targets of Use
- The hyfrecator has a large number of uses, such as removal of warts, pearly penile papules, desiccation of sebaceous gland disorders, electrocautery of bleeding, epilation, destruction of small cosmetically unwanted superficial veins, in certain types of plastic surgery, and many other dermatological tasks. It may also be instrumental in the destruction of skin cancers such as basal cell carcinoma. For larger amounts of tissue destruction, the hyfrecator may be used in multiple sessions in the same area or point, as for example to gradually reduce the size of a large subcutaneous structure, such as a plantar wart.
- The hyfrecator is useful to control bleeding in dermatological office surgery in conscious patients, after tissue-cutting, tissue removal, or biopsy is first done mechanically, with a scalpel. See electrodesiccation and curettage.
- The hyfrecator can be used in almost all fields of medicine, e.g. chiropody, dentistry, ophthalmology, gynecology, and veterinary medicine.
- More recently, the hyfrecator is being used by those performing body modification services as a more precise way to brand the skin for aesthetic purposes. It allows more intricate and elaborate designs to be burned into the skin.
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