Description
Book SynopsisCovering the full range of dermatologic surgery, this text will be essential reading for residents in dermatology, family practice, and surgical specialties needing to review a topic in detail quickly and easily. Each chapter is in brief outline form, with tables, line drawings, and the essential references, offering an authoritative and up-to-date guide with 32 contributors.
Trade ReviewThis book presents excellent anatomical and procedural diagrams as well as clear explanations of the biology of wound healing. The author distills the most important surgical concepts into an invaluable paperback resource for medical students, dermatology residents, and others in the medical field who perform dermatologic surgeries.
- Patricia Wong, MD
Table of ContentsPreface * Acknowledgments * List of Contributors * DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY BACKGROUND * History of Dermatologic Surgery * Preoperative Evaluation and Avoiding Surgical Problems * Benign Skin Lesions * Pre-malignant and Malignant Skin Lesions * Skin Biopsy Techniques * DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY BASICS * Wound Healing * Anatomy * Electrosurgery * Dressings and Their Effects on Wound Healing * Basic Suturing and Excision Techniques * Nail Unit Surgery * RECONSTRUCTIVE DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY * Skin Grafts * Cutaneous Flaps * Mohs Micrographic Surgery * COSMETIC DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY * Neurotoxins * Soft Tissue Fillers * Chemical Peeling * Lasers * Sclerotherapy and Endovenous Ablation * Tumescent Liposuction * Hair Transplantation * Miscellaneous Procedures: Intense Pulsed Light, Photodynamic Therapy, Cryotherapy, Cryolipolysis, Microdermabrasion, Salabrasion, Dermabrasion, Microneedling, Radiofrequency, and Ultrasound * Index
