Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy
Private histology for one skin biopsy specimen. Contact us before booking if two or more specimens require laboratory testing.
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Overview of the Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy Test
The Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy service provides histological examination of one skin biopsy specimen.
A skin biopsy is a minor clinical procedure in which a small sample of skin or a skin lesion is removed so that the tissue can be processed and examined microscopically by a histopathology laboratory.
Depending on the lesion, location and clinical indication, sampling may involve a punch biopsy, shave biopsy, incisional biopsy or excisional technique.
Histological examination allows the pathologist to assess the architecture and cellular appearance of the submitted tissue.
This can help investigate suspicious lesions, inflammatory skin disorders, unusual persistent skin changes and other conditions where direct tissue examination is required.
The standard £254 Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy service includes ONE specimen only.
If two or more lesions or tissue specimens need laboratory testing, please contact London Blood Tests before booking.
Additional specimens require additional laboratory processing and must be arranged separately.
The Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy service costs £254.
What Does the Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy Test Check?
The standard service includes histological examination of one skin specimen. This service measures 1 specialist pathology investigation.
Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy
Histological examination of one submitted skin biopsy specimen by a pathology laboratory. Additional specimens are not included within the standard £254 service and must be arranged separately.
Who May Benefit From the Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy Test?
Skin biopsy may be appropriate when direct microscopic examination of tissue is required to investigate a persistent, unusual or clinically suspicious skin abnormality.
People with a persistent skin lesion that cannot be diagnosed confidently by appearance alone - Histology can provide additional diagnostic information.
People with a changing skin lesion - Changes in size, shape, colour or behaviour may warrant clinical assessment and possible biopsy.
People with a non-healing skin lesion - Persistent lesions may require tissue investigation.
People with an inflammatory skin condition requiring histological clarification - A biopsy can sometimes help distinguish between dermatological conditions.
People referred for biopsy by a dermatologist or doctor - Histology can provide definitive tissue-level information.
People requiring assessment of one skin specimen - The standard £254 service covers one specimen.
People requiring more than one specimen - Additional specimens can be arranged, but the patient must contact London Blood Tests before booking.
How to Prepare
Do not stop anticoagulants, aspirin or other prescribed medication without specific medical advice.
Tell the clinical team in advance if you have a bleeding disorder, allergy to local anaesthetic or history of problems with wound healing.
Symptoms and Reasons to Consider the Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy Test
A skin biopsy may be considered when the clinical appearance or behaviour of a lesion means microscopic tissue examination would provide useful information.
A skin lesion that is changing in size or shape - Progressive change can justify specialist assessment.
A lesion with changing pigmentation or colour - Pigment change should be assessed clinically.
A persistent lesion that does not heal - Non-healing skin abnormalities may require biopsy.
Repeated bleeding or crusting from a lesion - Persistent changes can warrant histological investigation.
An unusual lump or skin growth - Tissue examination can help establish the underlying pathology.
Persistent inflammatory or scaly skin changes - Histology may help clarify selected dermatological conditions.
A clinician has recommended biopsy - Histopathology can provide information that cannot be obtained through blood tests or imaging alone.
A new, rapidly changing, irregularly pigmented, repeatedly bleeding or otherwise concerning skin lesion should receive appropriate clinical assessment.
Histology provides tissue diagnosis, but the need for biopsy and the most appropriate biopsy technique should be determined by the clinician examining the lesion.
How to Book Your Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy Test
The Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy is a clinic-based procedure, and the standard booking covers histological assessment of one specimen.
Choose the Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy
Select the £254 single-specimen biopsy service.
Select your sample collection option
Book the designated clinic appointment because the biopsy requires a clinical procedure rather than routine phlebotomy.
Attend your appointment
The clinician assesses the lesion and obtains the required single skin specimen using an appropriate biopsy technique.
Laboratory analysis
The specimen is fixed, processed, sectioned and examined microscopically by the histopathology laboratory.
Receive your results securely
Your authorised pathology report is returned after laboratory assessment.
When Will I Receive My Results?
Results are generally available approximately 5 days after the specimen arrives at the laboratory.
Where a separate doctor's report is required, this may be provided after the laboratory result becomes available.
Some specimens require additional stains, deeper tissue sections or specialist pathology review, which can extend the turnaround.
Understanding Your Results
The histopathology report describes the microscopic appearance of the tissue specimen.
A result may describe benign tissue, inflammatory or infective changes, atypical cells, a benign tumour or a malignant process depending on the lesion sampled.
Where a lesion has been removed rather than sampled, the report may also provide information about whether the abnormality extends to the specimen margins.
Some findings require additional staining or further tissue assessment before a final interpretation can be issued.
Your pathology result should be reviewed alongside the clinical appearance and location of the lesion.
Where additional treatment, wider excision or specialist referral is recommended, appropriate follow-up should be arranged.
Why Book With London Blood Tests?
London Blood Tests provides private access to skin-biopsy histology with clear one-specimen pricing and professional clinical collection.
One specimen included - The standard £254 service covers histological examination of one skin biopsy specimen.
Additional specimens can be arranged - If two or more specimens require testing, contact London Blood Tests before booking so the additional pathology can be organised correctly.
Professional clinical procedure - The biopsy is performed using the technique considered appropriate for the lesion and clinical indication.
Histological examination - The tissue is processed and examined microscopically by a pathology laboratory.
Clinic-based service - This is a minor clinical procedure, not routine blood phlebotomy.
Approximately 5-day laboratory turnaround - Results are generally expected around five days after the specimen reaches the laboratory.
Clear pricing - One Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy specimen costs £254.
Private Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy in London
London Blood Tests provides private Skin and Soft Tissue: Skin Biopsy testing in London for £254.
The standard service includes histological examination of ONE specimen only.
If more than one lesion or tissue specimen requires laboratory examination, please contact London Blood Tests before booking so additional specimen testing can be arranged.
Results are generally expected approximately five days after the specimen reaches the laboratory.