<unk>  is the application of a high-frequency electric current to human (or other animal) tissue as a means to remove lesions, staunch bleeding, or cut tissue.<unk>  can be used to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate tissue. (These terms are used in specific ways for this methodology-- see below). Its benefits include the ability to make precise cuts with limited blood loss.
In<unk> cal procedures, the tissue is burned by an electrical current.  Although electrosurgical devices may be used for the cauterization of tissue in some applications (as for example during hemorrhoid surgery),<unk>  is usually used to refer to a quite different method than that used by many dedicated electrocautery devices. The latter uses heat conduction from a hot probe heated by a direct current (much in the manner of a soldering iron), whereas<unk>  uses alternating current to directly heat the tissue itself (diathermy), while the probe tip remains relatively cool.<unk>  is commonly used for such dermatological procedures as removal of skin tags, removal/destruction of benign skin tumors, and the removal of warts.  It is now often preferred by dermatologists over laser surgery and cryosurgery for several procedures.<unk>  is performed using a device called a Electrosurgical Generator, sometimes referred to as an RF Knife.
Electrosurgery
Cranioplasty
Hemicorporectomy
Otoplasty
Light therapy
NeuroElectric Therapy
Palatal expander
Keratoprosthesis