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I'm looking to buy an Ellman and wondering if anyone has used it in practice, and if they've done any cosmetic procedures as well. If anyone knows of a good used unit, that would be good to.

Hi Chris,

Looks like this is an electrocautery unit that you are looking at? Have you used one before?

I have an old, old Birtcher Hyfrecator, which I do not use very much anymore. It does a great job on basal cells, it can do a good job on warts and seborrheic keratoses (but I usually freeze both of those), but I am doing way fewer than years ago. Also does very very well with cherry hemangiomas, and have taken off a few pyogenic granulomas and the cautery, I think, kept them from coming back.

Now I use it mostly after cutting skin tags off, when there is one that just will not stop bleeding. You know, after the aluminum chloride, then 10 minutes of pressure, and it still just oozes and oozes.

I find that I use liquid nitrogen much more. Warts, seborrheic keratoses, actinic keratoses all respond very well to this.

So, to answer your specific question and stop rambling, I do not have experience with Ellman units. Looking at some of their literature, they look way more precise than the old Hyfrecators.

Gene

Chris,

I have a Wallach electrosurgical unit that I purchased in 2000 for minor lid surgery and I have used it about 4 times. Although it is older technology, it works well and is in excellent shape. It gives you bipolar cautery and can cut/coag/blend. It just sits on my wall and I know I will never use it. I was thinking about giving it to a veterinary practice up the road from me but you are welcome to have it if you would like. I will ship it, no charge. The only thing I ask is that you put it to good use. This unit has been very sad sitting on my wall for all these years without any use. You can PM me with your address if you want it.

Ed Davison

That's fantastic! I WILL put it to great use! I do a lot of skin procedures! Thank you thank you!

PM going in

Yes, I have an older Bircher Hyfrecator with its yellow plastic from the 1980s, complete with manual and from the days when the included the wiring schematic in the back! I've used it for years and do a lot of skin procedures.