I. Basic surgical concepts
1. Skin structure and surgical anatomy
2. Aseptic technique
3. Anesthesia and analgesia
4. Instruments and materials
5. Patient evaluation, informed consent, preoperative assessment and
care
6. Digital imaging in dermatologic surgery
7. Wound healing
8. Dressings/post-op care
9. Antibiotics
10. Large equipment and design of the surgical suite, including
monitoring devices
11. Dermatology office accreditation
II. Essential surgical skills
12. Electrosurgery, electrocoagulation, electrofulguration,
electrodesiccation, electrrosection and electrocautery
13. Cryosurgery
14. Skin biopsy techniques
15. Incision, draining and exterioization techniques
16. Suturing technique and other closure materials
17. Hemostasis
18. Ellipse, ellipse variations, and dog-ear repairs
19. Layered closures, complex closures with suspension sutures and
plication of SMAS
20. Repair of the split earlobe, ear piercing, and earlobe reduction
21. Random pattern cutaneous flaps
22. Axial pattern flaps
23. Skin grafting
24. Regional reconstruction: trunk, extremities, hands, feet, face
(perioral, periorbital, cheek, nose, forehead, ear, neck, scalp)
25. Scar revision
III. Aesthetic surgical procedures
26. Psychosocial issues and the cosmetic surgery patient
27. Evaluation and management of the aging face
28. Soft-tissue augmentation
29. Chemical peels
30. Implants
31. Use of botulinum toxin type A in facial rejuvenation
32. Liposuction
33. Autologous fat transfer: Evolving concepts and techniques
34. Follicular unit hair transplantation
35. Laser hair removal
36. Microdermabrasion and dermabrasion
37. Laser treatment of tattoos and pigmented lesions
38. Laser skin resurfacing: Ablative and non-ablative
39. Laser treatment of vascular conditions
40. Endovenous ablation techniques with ambulatory phlebectomy for
varicose veins
41. Minimum incision face lift
42. Blepharoplasty and browlift
43. Rejuvenation of the neck using liposuction and other techniques
IV. Special procedures
44. Keloid management
45. Nail surgery
46. Leg ulcer management
47. Benign subcutaneous lesions: cysts and lipomas
48. Mohs micrographic surgery and cutaneous oncology
49. Skin cancer in the organ transplant patient
50. Management of Dysplastic Nevi and Melanoma
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Description
Featuring the work of international experts, this resource uses a
state-of-the-art, interactive approach to depict the art and practice
of dermatologic surgery. Four separate sections sequentially cover
the entire spectrum of skin surgery—from basic concepts and basic
surgical procedures to aesthetic surgical procedures and special
procedures. A bonus DVD-ROM features all of the artwork from the
book, invaluable video clips covering both common and uncommon
procedures—all from the surgeon¡¯s point of view.
Author Information
By June K. Robinson, MD, Section Chief for the Section of
Dermatology, Professor of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School,
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH; C. William Hanke,
MD, Medical Director, Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Indiana;
Clinical Professor of Otolarngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana
University School of Medicine, Indiannapolis, IN; Roberta D.
Sengelmann, MD, Assistant Professor, Dermatology and Otolaryngology
Director, Center for Dermatologic and Cosmetic Surgery, Washington
University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; and Daniel Mark
Siegel, MD, MS (Management and Policy), Clinical Professor of
Dermatology, Director, Procedural Dermatology Fellowship, Department
of Dermatology State University of New York Health Sciences Center at
Brooklyn, NY; DVD Editors: Ashish C. Bhatia, MD, Assistant Professor
of Clinical Dermatology Department of Dermatology Northwestern
University School of Medicine Chicago, IL; Director of Mohs
Micrographic Surgery, Cutaneous Oncology, Laser and Cosmetic Surgery
River North Dermatology -DuPage Medical Group Naperville, IL; Thomas
E. Rohrer, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology, Boston
University School of Medicine, SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill,
Boston, MA