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==Chemical cautery== Many chemical reactions can destroy tissue, and some are used routinely in medicine, most commonly to remove small skin lesions such as [[warts]] or necrotized tissue, or for [[hemostasis]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Jangra|first1=Ravi Shankar|last2=Gupta|first2=Sanjeev|last3=Gupta|first3=Somesh|last4=Dr|first4=Anu|date=2020-06-01|title=Chemical cautery pen|url=https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(19)30446-3/abstract|journal=Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology|language=en|volume=82|issue=6|pages=e193βe194|doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2019.03.032|issn=0190-9622|pmid=31653459|s2cid=204041953 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Because chemicals can leach into areas not intended for cauterization, laser and electrical methods are preferable where practical.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Toner|first1=J. G.|last2=Walby|first2=A. P.|title=Comparison of electro and chemical cautery in the treatment of anterior epistaxis|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2230555/|journal=The Journal of Laryngology and Otology|year=1990|volume=104|issue=8|pages=617β618|doi=10.1017/s0022215100113398|issn=0022-2151|pmid=2230555|s2cid=29538744 }}</ref> Some cauterizing agents are: *[[Silver nitrate]] is the active ingredient of the [[lunar caustic]], a stick that traditionally looks like a large match. It is dipped in water and pressed onto the lesion for a few moments.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Ho|first1=Chuong|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537873/|title=Topical Silver Nitrate for the Management of Hemostasis: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines|last2=ArgΓ‘ez|first2=Charlene|date=2018|publisher=Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health|series=CADTH Rapid Response Reports|location=Ottawa, Ontario|pmid=30817105}}</ref> *[[Trichloroacetic acid]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Satpute|first1=Satish S.|last2=Joshi|first2=Samir V.|last3=Arora|first3=Ripudaman|last4=Prabha|first4=Neel|last5=Keche|first5=Prashant|last6=Nagarkar|first6=Nitin M.|title=Cryosurgery Vs Trichloroacetic Acid Chemical Cautery for the Treatment of Hypertrophied Nasal Turbinate: A Comparative Study|journal=Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology|year=2020|volume=32|issue=112|pages=303β309|doi=10.22038/ijorl.2019.39039.2293|issn=2251-7251|pmc=7515624|pmid=33014907}}</ref> *[[Cantharidin]] is an extract of the [[blister beetle]] that causes epidermal necrosis and blistering.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lipke|first=Michelle M.|title=An Armamentarium of Wart Treatments|journal=Clinical Medicine and Research|year=2006|volume=4|issue=4|pages=273β293|doi=10.3121/cmr.4.4.273|issn=1539-4182|pmc=1764803|pmid=17210977}}</ref> It is used to treat warts.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Recanati|first1=Maurice A.|last2=Kramer|first2=Katherine J.|last3=Maggio|first3=John J.|last4=Chao|first4=Conrad R.|date=2018|title=Cantharidin is Superior to Trichloroacetic Acid for the Treatment of Non-mucosal Genital Warts: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial|journal=Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology|volume=45|issue=3|pages=383β386|doi=10.12891/ceog4112.2018|issn=0390-6663|pmc=6075835|pmid=30078935}}</ref>
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