Electro Surgery

Electrosurgery emcompasses a group of procedures by which tissue is removed or destroyed through the application of electrical energy.

True electrocautery

uses direct current to create a red-hot tip, which can be safer for patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverterdefibrillators Some doctors use the term electrocautery incorrectly to cover all forms of electrosurgery.
In modern electrosurgery, high frequency alternating current is converted to heat within the treated tissues as a result of resistance to its passage.
Electrodesiccation superficial ablation by touching the tissue with a monoterminal device Electrofulguration superficial ablation by use of a monoterminal device, whose electrode is held at a slight distance from the tissue, allowing a spark to jump to the tissue.
Electrosurgery Electrocoagulation uses a biterminal device for deeper ablation to achive Hemostasis Electrosection uses a biterminal device to cut while achieving hemostasis by mild lateral heat spread.