Dermatologic Surgery: Step by Step

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. CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.

Table of Contents:
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 Companion DVD-ROM This book is accompanied by a companion DVD with: more than 80 videos showing procedures described in the book All videos are referenced in the text where you see this logo

About the Author :
Edited by Keyvan Nouri, MD, Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Review :
“Brief but accurate discussions on preoperative and postoperative care, complications, and a general outline for performing the procedures provide an introduction to many different avenues for procedure-oriented dermatologists to explore.”  (Doody’s, 26 July 2013)