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There are many treatment procedures using cautery. This term is often considered similar to laser, but different. For more details, see the following review. The term cautery comes from Latin, which means clumping or destruction of tissue. Cautery procedure has actually been done since several years before Christ, to cut or destroy body tissue, and stop bleeding. In ancient times, cautery was carried out using hot objects, such as metals heated with hot coals or certain chemicals. Now, cautery is carried out by electric power (eletrocautery). Mechanism of Cautery in the Medical Field In eletrocautery, an electric current is passed through a high-resistance electrode wire. These electrodes will produce heat that can be attached to body tissues. In the medical field, cautery with electricity is usually used to: Minor surgery on the skin, such as removing warts, skin tags, seborrheic keratosis, molluscum contagiosum, and syringoma. Dry the tissue (electrodessication). Blood clott

Seeing a baby born with thick hair will provide happiness for parents. However, what if fine hair also grows on other body parts, such as the back, arms and legs? This fine hair is commonly referred to as lanugo. Lanugo is fine hair that grows on the body of the fetus while still in the womb. The pigmented lanugo (colored) usually starts growing when the fetus enters the age of five months (around the age of 19 weeks). By the time of birth, some of this fine hair will fall. But in some cases, fine hair can still carry over until the baby is born. In general, lanugo functions as a protector of the fetus so it is not submerged in amniotic fluid, regulates fetal body temperature, protects the fetus's body, and makes it easier for waxy substances (vernix) to stick to the fetus's skin. Lanugo is more commonly seen in babies born prematurely. Is Lanugo in infants curable? Basically, the appearance of fine hair in babies is not a medical condition to worry about. The reason is,