Complications of Dermatologic Surgery

The scope of dermatologic surgery is so wide that inevitably a large number and variety of complications arise. Of course the majority of complications can be prevented by careful preoperative preparation, meticulous surgical technique, and proper postoperative care, but when they do occur, they can be recognized and managed with skill and competence. This book provides a valuable source of reference for the prevention, recogni tion, and management of complications in dermatologic surgery. Avoiding pro blems is at least as important as dealing with them, and so all the chapters in this book deal with both prevention and management. This book addresses dermatologic surgeons in practice or in training and to surgeons in other specialties who may be required to undertake repair of skin defects. Many ofthe authors accepted the responsibility of contributing to this work in addition to their many other obligations. For this, I am extremely grateful to them. MARwALI HARAHAP Contents Local Anesthesia and Regional Anesthesia George B. Winton ...................................................... 1 Electrodesiccation and Curettage Harvey Finkelstein and Robert Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 16 . . . . . . . .

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The increased scope and complexity of dermatologic surgeryhas led to a needfor greater skill and knowledge on theprevention and treatment of the associated complications.Most textbooks on dermatologic surgery acknowledgethatpostoperative complications exist, and some describe brieflymethods of prevention or options for their furthermanagement. However, here for the first time is a referenceto turn to where the problems and complications areadequately considered in all their complexity, coveringdetails of causes, and methods of prevention, together withadvice on which complications are most likely to beencountered andhow they may be recognized, investigated,and treated.The primary aims of this volume are to ensure that knowledgeof the existence and causes of complications increases, thatprevention becomes more widely accepted, and that therecognition and management of complications can beundertaken with skill and competence.

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Local Anesthesia and Regional Anesthesia.- Electrodesiccation and Curettage.- Dermabrasion.- Cryosurgery.- Cutaneous Laser Surgery.- Chemical Face Peeling.- Nail Surgery.- Collagen Implantation.- Treatment of Telangiectasias.- Shave Excision.- Mohs' Micrographie Surgery.- Fusiform Excision with Primary Closure.- Hair Transplantation and Alopecia Reduction.- Skin Grafts.- Skin Flaps.- Liposuction.- Skin Expansion.