article_snippet.sent: This is done by cutting away the ‘excess’ skin with a scalpel, or possibly a laser, and stitching up the loose edge with dissolvable stitches, until it heals.
article_snippet.sent: The unwanted tissue is cut away with a scalpel or possibly a laser, and the loose edge may be stitched up with fine, dissolvable stitches.
article_snippet.sent: The unwanted tissue can be carried out using either a general anaesthetic or local anaesthetic with sedation, and the whole procedure takes about one to two hours.