Surgery of the Skin: Procedural Dermatology

Abstract

Third edition. Previous edition: 2010. Master the latest medical and cosmetic procedures with Surgery of the Skin, the most comprehensive dermatological surgery resource available. Written from the surgeon's perspective, this medical reference book features step-by-step guidance on performing the most updated developments and cutting edge approaches across the entire spectrum of dermatologic surgery. Anatomy for procedural dermatology / June K. Robinson -- Aseptic technique / Christie R. Travelute and Todd V. Cartee -- Anesthesia and analgesia / Teresa T. Soriano, Andrew Breithaupt, and Cameron Chesnut -- Instruments and materials / William Lear -- Patient evaluation, informed consent, preoperative assessment, and care / Mara C. Weinstein and Allison T. Vidimos -- Antibiotics / Kavita Mariwalla -- Wound healing / Sonia Lamel, Jie Li, and Robert S. Kirsner -- Wound healing and its impact on dressings and posoperative care / Yakir Levin, Katherine L. Brown, and Tania J. Phillips -- Electrosurgery / Diana Bolotin and Murad Alam -- Cryosurgery / Paola Pasquali -- Skin biopsy techniques / Andrew G. Affleck and Graham Colver -- Incision, draining, and exteriorization techniques / Masato Yasuta -- Suturing technique and other closure materials / Divya Srivastava and R. Stan Taylor -- Complex layered facial closures / Edgar F. Fincher, Hayes B. Gladstone, and Ronald L. Moy -- Hemostasis / Pedro Redondo -- Ellipse, ellipse variations, and dog-ear repairs / Allison Hanlon, Samuel E. Book, and David J. Leffell -- Random pattern cutaneous flaps / Jonathan L. Cook, Glenn D. Goldman, and Todd E. Holmes -- Axial pattern flaps / Christopher J. Miller, Tri Nguyen, and Joseph F. Sobanko -- Skin grafting / Alvaro E. Acosta ... [and 4 others] -- Acne scar revision / Greg J. Goodman -- Revision of surgical scars / Justin J. Leitenberger ... [and 3 others] -- Psychosocial issues and the cosmetic surgery patient / Dee Anna Glaser -- Evaluation and management of the aging face / Lisa M. Donofrio -- Soft-tissue augmentation / C. William Hanke ... [and 4 others] -- Chemical peels / Marina Landau and Sahar F. Ghannam -- Implants / J. Michael Carney -- Botulinum toxins / Doris Hexsel and Camile L. Hexsel -- Liposuction / C. William Hanke ... [and 4 others] -- Autologous fat transfer : evolving concepts and techniques / Kimberly J. Butterwick -- Follicular unit hair transplantation / Robert M. Bernstein -- Laser hair removal / William G. Stebbins ... [and 3 others] -- Laser treatme…