Caustic pencil
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caustic-pencil-310-7349423
title:
Caustic pencil
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A caustic pencil is a device for applying topical medication containing silver nitrate and potassium nitrate, used to chemically cauterize skin, providing hemostasis or permanently destroying unwanted tissue such as a wart, skin tag, aphthous ulcers, or over-production of granulation tissue. They are not used as a treatment for minor skin cuts, and are not to be confused with a styptic pencil. The silver and potassium nitrates in caustic pencils is in a dried, solid form at the tip of a wooden o
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Medical device for chemical cautery
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_pencil
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2024-02-29T01:45:23Z
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