Tips & Tricks in Procedural Dermatology

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

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

Robert T Brodell MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi Medical Centre, Jackson, Mississippi; Instructor in Dermatology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA

Jeremy D Jackson MD
Assistant Professor

Stephen E Helms MD
Professor

Michael Cosulich MD
Chief Resident

All at Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi Medical Centre, Jackson, Mississippi