Office Procedural Tips & Tricks in Dermatology

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

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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