Treatment of Bowen disease using the ultrasonic surgical aspirator

In most cases, patients with Bowen disease lesions can be easily treated by surgical excision and direct closure; however, the ultrasonic surgical asp irator, an instrument in common use in many fields, offers a good treatment alternative with few drawbacks for patients with lesions that are large an d/or located in joint areas, areas that are hard to heal, or areas that are surgically problematic such as the ears, nose, eyelids, and mucous membran es. The clinical application of the ultrasonic surgical aspirator in the tr eatment of Bowen disease promises considerable benefit in terms of patient comfort because removal of the lesion is easy, is noninvasive, and does not require hospitalization or result in restricted mobility. All of these fac tors, although benefiting patients, particularly the elderly, can also subs tantially lower the cost of treatment.