cryotherapy
chemotherapy
curettage
radiotherapy
surgery
electrodesiccation (fulguration)
dermabrasion
laser therapy
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the treatment of tumors by penetrating radiation such as X-rays, beta or gamma rays produced by radioactive isotopes.
the branch of medicine concerned with treating disease, injuries by means of manual or operative procedures by incision into the body;
treatment of disease, especially cancer, by means of chemical agents;
medical treatment in which all or part of the body is subjected to cold temperatures, as by means of ice packs;
the scrapping of the skin or internal surface of an organ or body cavity by means of a spoon-shaped instrument(curette) usually to remove diseased tissue or to obtain a specimen for diagnostic purposes;
the destruction of tissue (warts, growths, nevi) by means of high-frequency diathermy (local heating of the body tissues with an electric current for medical or surgical purposes) instrument;
a procedure in cosmetic surgery in which rough facial skin is removed by scrubbing;
treatment with a thin beam of any electromagnetic radiation, such as infrared or microwave radiation
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