Surgery of the Skin - Textbook with DVD

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