This title in the Requisites in Dermatology series is the perfect resource for quick reference and rapid review in dermatologic surgery. It succinctly presents all of the most essential clinical and foundational knowledge you need for certification, recertification, or practice. An extremely user-friendly full-color format, replete with full-color clinical photographs and other pertinent illustrations, makes it easy to locate and read up on any topic. Plus, full-text online access lets you consult the book from any computer, download all of the images, watch online lectures, and more.

• Expert discussions guide you through the diagnosis and indications for operative treatment, then give clear guidance on performing the most important and commonly used techniques.
• Full-color photographs depict significant details of clinical presentation, operative technique, and postoperative outcome.
• A highly user-friendly full-color format and a consistent chapter template guide you effortlessly through all the information you need to know about any topic.
• Key Points call attention to the most important “takeaways” in each chapter.
• Abundant algorithms streamline diagnostic and therapeutic decision making.
• The book’s compact size makes it equally convenient for reference in the office, clinic, laboratory, or break room.
• Full-text online access lets you consult the book from any computer, perform quick searches, download all of the illustrations, and clip content for download onto your handheld device. You’ll also find online lectures from the chapter authors, self tests, additional downloadable figures, and other exciting materials.

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Contents

۱. Surgical anatomy of the head and neck
۲. Antisepsis
۳. Local anesthetics
۴. Surgical instruments
۵. Preoperative evaluation of the dermatologic surgery patient
۶. Cutaneous wound healing
۷. Electrosurgery
۸. Cryosurgery
۹. Biopsy techniques
۱۰. Basic excisionaI surgery
۱۱. Suture techniques
۱۲. Suture materials
۱۳. Flaps
۱۴. Skin grafts
۱۵. Nail surgery
۱۶. Mohs micrographic surgery
۱۷. Surgical complications
۱۸. Sclerotherapy of varicose and telangiectatic leg veins
۱۹. Lasers: physics and medical indications
۲۰. Photodynamic therapy