Main 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