- Relatively quick office procedure
- Requires little (if any) anesthesia
- Does not require sedation or general anesthesia
- Offers good to excellent cosmetic results
- Offers excellent cure rates for primary BCCs
- Can be performed on large, superficial tumors
- Can be performed on multiple tumors
- Can be used on BCCs fixed to cartilage
- Can be used on BCCs located on the lips, eyelids, nose, ears, dorsa of the hands, scalp, trunk, and extremities
- Well tolerated even by medically complicated patients
| - Creates an ulcerative wound that is exudative and requires active participation in wound care
- Healing may take a long time, especially on lower extremities
- Commonly causes long-lasting, pigmentary changes
- Rarely causes nerve damage, anatomic and functional impairment (ectropion, stenosis of the ear canal), alopecia, and tendon rupture
- Requires a great deal of clinician experience in its use for successful outcome
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