This manual offers detailed, step-by-step guidance to dermatologic surgical procedures. The coverage provides three main sections - General Dermatologic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery, Lasers and Miscellaneous topics - over 60 chapters with a concise templated format. Each chapter features five sections: pre-operative care, step by step surgical technique, post operative care and follow up, complications, and prevention and management of complications. Filled with clear descriptions and illustrations (5-10 per procedure), this manual and accompanying DVD provides physicians with updated and easy-to-read information for quick review and reference.

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List of contributors, viii
Foreword, xv

Preface, xvi

Acknowledgements, xvii

List of videos, xviii

Part 1 Dermatologic Surgery, 1

1 Cutaneous anatomy in dermatologic surgery, 3
Diana Bolotin, Lucille White, and Murad Alam

2 Surgical equipment and instrumentation, 14
Joseph F. Sobanko and Ali Hendi

3 Anesthesia in dermatologic surgery, 20
Jose E. Ollague, Marilyn Zabielinski, and Keyvan Nouri

4 Suturing techniques, 25
Sonal Choudhary, Keyvan Nouri, Ploypailin Jungcharoensukying, and Mohamed L. Elsaie

5 Electrosurgery, 30
Sonal Choudhary, Michael P. McLeod, and Susana Leal-Khouri

6 Biopsy techniques, 35
Mohamed L. Elsaie; Voraphol Vejjabhinanta, and Keyvan Nouri

7 Mohs micrographic surgery, 37
Michael P. McLeod and Keyvan Nouri

8 Skin grafts, 40
Irene J. Vergilis-Kalner and Arash Kimyai-Asadi

9 Nail unit surgery, 46
Karolyn A. Wanat, Adam I. Rubin, and Richard K. Scher

10 Cryosurgery, 51
Paola Pasquali

11 Dermatologic surgery in ethnic skin, 58
Mukta Sachdev and Rachana Shilpakar

12 Complications and emergencies in dermatologic surgery, 62
Quenby L. Erickson and Scott W. Fosko

Part 2 Reconstructive Surgery, 69

13 Secondary intention healing, 71
Michael P. McLeod, Keyvan Nouri, and Mohamed L. Elsaie

14 Side-to-side closure, 74
Mohamed L. Elsaie, Keyvan Nouri, and Sonal Choudhary

15 Skin flaps, 77

General – Tri H. Nguyen and Jamie L. McGinness Advancement Flaps – Francis C. Hsiao and Summer R. Youker

Rotation Flaps – Bichchau Michelle Nguyen and S. Brian Jiang

Transposition Flaps – Katharine Ball Arefiev and Hayes B. Gladstone

Subcutaneous Island Pedicle Flap – Michael P. McLeod, Sonal Choudhary, Marilyn Zabielinski, and Keyvan Nouri

16 Reconstruction of the nose, 96
Brian S. Jewett

17 Reconstruction of the lips, 122
Tariq Hossein, Shivam Joshi, Benjamin Lemelman, and Zubin J. Panthaki

18 Reconstruction of the eyelids, 129
Jennifer I. Hui and David T. Tse

19 Reconstruction of the ears, 135
Tri H. Nguyen and Michael R. Migden

20 Reconstruction of the cheeks, 146
Divya Srivastava and R. Stan Taylor

21 Reconstruction of the forehead and temples, 151
Christopher B. Yelverton and Glenn D. Goldman

22 Reconstruction of the scalp, 157
Ravi S. Krishnan

23 Reconstruction and soft-tissue management of the trunk, 172
Charles R. Volpe, Benjamin Cousins, and Zubin J. Panthaki

24 Reconstruction of the hand, 177
S. Sara Yegiyants, Yash J. Avashia, and Zubin J. Panthaki

25 Treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture by needle fibrotomy, 183
Christopher Rowland Payne

Part 3 Cosmetic Surgery, 195

26 Treatment of acne scars, 197
Frederico Hassin Sanchez

27 Dermabrasion, 207
Inja Bogdan Allemann and Jürg Hafner

28 Hair transplantation, 212
Marc Avram and Nicole Rogers

29 Chemical peeling, 217
Doris M. Hexsel, Juliana Dumêt Fernandes, and Camile L. Hexsel

30 Liposuction, 223
Gerhards Sattler, Sonja Sattler, Katherine M. Ferris, and Yasser Al-Qubaisy

31 Upper eyelid blepharoplasty, 228
Wendy W. Lee and David B. Samimi

32 Facelifts, 233
Lisa K. Chipps and Ronald L. Moy

33 Sclerotherapy, 240
Suveena Manhas-Bhutani and Neil S. Sadick

34 Botulinum toxin, 253
Doris M. Hexsel, Mariana Soirefmann, and Camile L. Hexsel

35 Temporary fillers, 259

Autologous fat transfer – Kavita Mariwalla and Rhoda S. Narins

Collagens – Luitgard G. Wiest

Poly-L-lactic acid – Katlein França, Yasser Alqubaisy, and Janelle Vega

An overview of the dermal filler calcium hydroxyapatite (Radiesse) – Mariano Busso Hyaluronic acid fi llers – Fredric S. Brandt, Joely Kaufman, Jeremy B. Green, Annelyse C. Ballin, and Alex Cazzaniga

36 Permanent fi llers: liquid silicone and polymethylmethacrylate, 286
Derek Jones

37 Cosmetic dermatologic surgery in ethnic skin, 293
Rekha Sheth, Amala Kamat, Asha Doshi, and Bhavini Lodaya

Part 4 Lasers, 299

38 Laser for treatment of vascular lesions, 301
Mohamed L. Elsaie, Sonal Choudhary, Michael P. McLeod, and Keyvan Nouri

39 Laser treatment for pigmented lesions, 304
Mohamed L. Elsaie, Sonal Choudhary, Katherine M. Ferris, Michael P. McLeod, and Keyvan Nouri

40 Laser treatment of tattoos, 307
Mohamed L. Elsaie, Sonal Choudhary, Michael P. McLeod, Yasser Alqubaisy, and Keyvan Nouri

41 Lasers for hair removal, 310
Mohamed L. Elsaie, Sonal Choudhary, Michael P. McLeod, and Keyvan Nouri

42 Laser and light treatment for hair transplantation and growth induction, 313
Marc Avram

43 Laser treatment for keloid, hypertrophic, and surgical scars, 318
Michael P. McLeod, Sonal Choudhary, Mohamed L. Elsaie, and Keyvan Nouri

44 Laser for treatment of leg veins, 320
Suveena Manhas-Bhutani and Neil S. Sadick

45 Laser treatment for acne, 333
Michael P. McLeod, Katlein França, Keyvan Nouri, and Mohamed L. Elsaie

46 Laser treatment of psoriasis, vitiligo, and alopecia areata, 337
Martin N. Zaiac, Andrea Federico Chen, and Christopher Spock

47 Lasers for skin resurfacing, 341
Jennifer L. MacGregor and Tina S. Alster

48 Fractional resurfacing lasers: ablative and non-ablative, 349
Jennifer L. MacGregor and Tina S. Alster

49 Non-invasive devices for fat removal, 359
Mathew M. Avram and Katherine M. Ferris

50 Laser and light treatment for wound healing, 363
Raymond J. Lanzafame

51 Laser for in vivo skin cancer diagnosis. Reflectance confocal microscopy, 368
Virginia Sánchez, Jesus Cuevas, Sergio Vañó-Galván, and Salvador González

52 Intense pulsed light, 376
Klaus Fritz, George-Sorin Tiplica, and Berenike Lampert

53 Light-emitting diodes, 382
Jennifer Chwalek and David J. Goldberg

54 Photodynamic therapy, 387
Sonal Choudhary, Keyvan Nouri, and Mohamed L. Elsaie

55 Laser for skin tightening, 391
Henry Hin Lee Chan

56 Radiofrequency for skin tightening, 396
Flor A. Mayoral

57 Lasers for treatment of ethnic skin, 400
Nicola P.Y. Chan and Henry Hin Lee Chan

Part 5 Topics Pertinent to the Practice of Dermatologic Surgery, 409

58 Wound dressings, 411
Olivera Stojadinovic, Katherine Gordon, and Marjana Tomic-Canic

59 Medicolegal aspects, 415
Abel Torres, Ilya Reyter, and Tanya Nino

60 Ethical aspects, 420
Abel Torres, Ilya Reyter, and Tanya Nino

61 Psychiatric aspects of cutaneous surgery, 425
Tina Bhutani, Tejas Patel, and John Koo

62 New frontiers in photodynamic therapy, 435
Merete Haedersdal and Katrine Togsverd-Bo

Index, 440

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