Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has experience of a biospy in the soft palate of the mouth using diathermy which I think is like electro cautery?? There's a user on here called clara56 who has posted about it before but other than that I can't find any references to using this method in the mouth.

I was referred by my GP to see an oral surgeon consultant as I've got what I now know is a papilloma in my mouth. I'm booked in for an excisional biopsy using diathermy in a few days time. I've scared myself witless looking at explanations of what that actually means but wondered if anyone here could talk from experience. I know it involves heat but when I've googled it (I know I know!!) it looks like quite a crude method. I'd rather they said they'd just cut it out with a scalpel but they must have their reasons for their chosen method.

I tend to worry about one thing at a time so I'm not focussing on getting the biopsy results yet, just the pain I'll be facing after the biopsy!