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.

• Covers basic and advanced techniques in classic, aesthetic, and oncologic procedures.
• Features a user-friendly, consistent organization throughout making specific information quick and easy to find.
• Provides expert, evidence-based guidelines on improving surgical outcomes and avoiding pitfalls.
• Presents over 1000 full-color photographs and state-of-the-art drawings that make every technique and concept clear.
• Features the expertise of more than 95 international experts in the field.
• Includes a DVD-ROM featuring all of the text's artwork and invaluable video clips of common and uncommon procedures-all from the surgeon's point of view.

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

Index

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