Full Description
This book is a comprehensive guide to common dermatological procedures in the outpatient clinic.
Presented in a 'tips and tricks' format, the book is divided into six sections, with the first chapters providing discussion on diagnostic procedures.
The remaining chapters cover different treatment techniques including chemical destruction of skin lesions, cryotherapy, light-based procedures, and photodynamic therapy. A section on complex surgical techniques explains highly technical procedures such as hair transplant, Mohs surgery, and liposuction.
Authored by a recognised, Mississippi-based team of experts, the book is enhanced by more than 100 clinical images.
Key Points
Comprehensive guide to common dermatological procedures in the outpatient clinic
Covers diagnosis and treatment techniques including complex surgical procedures
Presented in 'tips and tricks' format
Recognised, Mississippi-based author team
Contents
Tips and Tricks: Diagnostic
Tips and Tricks: Office Dermatologic Testing
Chapter 1: KOH Preparation
Chapter 2: Scabies Preparation
Chapter 3: Tzanck Preparation
Tips and Tricks: Biopsy the right spot!
Chapter 4: Choosing the right biopsy location
Tips and Tricks: Basic procedural techniques
Chapter 5: Shave and saucerization techniques
Chapter 6: Punch biopsy tips and tricks
Sampling of tense blisters
Sampling porokeratosis
Removing larger lesions through a smaller punch ("stuff technique for benign appearing nevi, cysts and lipomas)
Chapter 7: Curettage
Chapter 8: Suturing
Tips and Tricks: Chemical Destruction of skin lesions
Chapter 9: Dichloracetic Acid in Dermatology
Tips and Tricks: Complex surgical procedures
Chapter 10: Mohs surgery
Chapter 11: Elliptical Excisions
Chapter 12: Nail Procedures
Chapter 13: Flaps and grafts
Tips and Tricks: Cryotherapy
Chapter 14: Cryotherapy of Warts, Actinic keratoses, etc
Tips and Tricks: Light-based procedures
Chapter 15: Vascular lesion laser
Chapter 16: Fractionated CO2 laser
Chapter 17: Pigmented Lesion lasers
Chapter 18: Intense pulsed light
Tips and Tricks: Photodynamic therapy
Chapter 19: Photodynamic Therapy
