Books /Surgery of the Skin: Procedural Dermatology

9781639270668

American Medical Publishers

English

2022

225

$ 156.99

Procedural dermatology refers to the specialty within dermatology which focuses on the diagnosis, study and treatment through surgery of the diseases which affect the skin. It also deals with cutaneous appendages, hair, nails, mucous membranes and subcutaneous tissue. The procedures within this field are generally performed on outpatient basis and are minimally invasive. Some of the procedures which are conducted within this procedural dermatology are sclerotherapy, cutaneous reconstruction of surgical defects, hair transplantation, Mohs micrographic surgical excision and small-volume liposuction. Sclerotherapy refers to the form of treatment wherein medicine is injected into the blood vessels in order to cause them to shrink. Procedural dermatology is an upcoming field of science that has undergone rapid development over the past few decades. The aim of this book is to present researches that have transformed this discipline and aided its advancement. It is a vital tool for all researching and studying this field.