Dermatological Cryosurgery and Cryotherapy, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016

1. Introduction. 2. Physics - Principles of heat transfer, Cryogens, Effects of cold temperature on biologic systems, Effects of cold temperature on the skin (Histopathology).3. Equipment - Liquid Nitrogen Generation and Storage (In office generators, Dewars, Withdrawal devices, Stands, Gloves), Delivery Systems, Dispensing units: Thermos / Vacuum Insulated Bottles, Cups, Flasks, Tips: Cotton Tipped Applicators, Sprayers, Cones, Closed Probes, Chambers, Needles (intralesional), Tweezers, Miscellaneous (adaptors, bent extentions, etc.), Monitorization: Tissue temperature monitor, Thermocouple (needles), Ultrasound, MRI/CAT Scan, Other).4. Therapeutic Principles - Patient Selection (and contraindications), Lesion, Selection (and contraindications), Method Selection, Equipment Selection, Cryosurgeon Selection.5. Expected Events - Pre-Operative, Patient / Caregiver Instructions, Post-Operative: Evolution, Recovery (Post operative, Recovery).6. Adverse Events - Acute Complications, Late Complications, Chronic Complications, Prevention and Management (Anesthesia, Dressings, etc.).7. Advantages and Disadvantages of Cryosurgery.8. Cryosurgery in Special Populations - Children, Pregnant Women, Mentally Handicapped (retardation, Alzheimer’s, etc.), Institutionalized (Nursing homes, prisons, military, etc.), Immunosuppressed, HIV Positive. 9. Palliative Cryosurgery.10. Costs of Cryosurgery.11. Future of Cryosurgery.12. Benign Skin Conditions - Acne, Alopecia, Angiokeratomas, Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia, Callouses, Corns, Clavi and Tylomas, Cheilitis , Chondrodermatitis Nodularis Chronica Helicis, Chromoblastomycosis, Colloid Millium, Condyloma Acuminatum, Dermatofibromas, Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra, Elastosis Perforans Serpiginosa, Epidermal Nevi, Fibrous Papules, Granuloma Annulare, Granuloma Faciale, Granuloma Fissuratum, Hemangiomas, Herpes Simplex, Herpes Zoster, Hyperkeratosis of the Nipple and Areola, Idiopathic Guttate Hypomelanosis,

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