Figure 2. Verrucose sarcoid lesion at the medial canthus.

Managing periocular sarcoids

Sharp surgical excision is commonly accepted to be an inappropriate sole treatment for the vast majority of sarcoids in any location, because of the propensity for this to lead to aggressive...

Figure 1. Removal of a nodular sarcoid between the forelimbs, under standing sedation and local anaesthesia using a diode laser. The skin is placed under tension using Lane tissue forceps.

Surgical management of sarcoids

Traditionally, surgical removal of sarcoids has had a very poor success rate with local recurrence rates of 72% being reported (McConahy et al, 1994). The main reason for such a poor outcome with...