Definition of "electrocautery" []

• Cauterization by the use of an instrument heated by electricity; electrocauterization (noun)
• Such an instrument (noun)

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• "Makary and colleagues also recommend "sharpless" surgery, which includes using nonsharp alternatives such as electrocautery cutting frequencies instead of a knife and applying skin glue rather than using suture closure."
• "Dermabrasion is another procedure that works well for all scars by sculpting a raised mark flat using electrocautery, mechanical dermabrasion, or a resurfacing laser such as CO2 or erbium: YAG see “The Problem: A Scar” on page 236."
• "Another option is burning the top using electrocautery, then extracting larger cysts and letting the smaller milia slough off by themselves."