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Now in a convenient and easy-to-use softcover format, Dermatologic Procedures in Office Practice, 2nd Edition, offers clear, step-by-step guidance on the many dermatologic procedures successfully performed in the office setting. This highly visual reference provides full-color photographs and drawings in combination with high-definition, narrated videos to demonstrate key procedures, including the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant lesions; cryosurgery; electrosurgery; dermoscopy; excision of skin cancers, cysts, lipomas; and more. The eBook and online videos are the perfect companion when adding a new procedure to your practice. Features:- Covers in-office dermatologic procedures focused on today’s primary care practice.
- Uses a concise, step-by-step, bulleted format, including set-up, complication avoidance, pearls and pitfalls, and recovery for each procedure.
- Features an exclusive online library of more than 100 videos, as well as procedural images and patient photographs, photographs of devices and instruments, diagrams, and medical illustrations throughout the text from expert clinicians.
- Contains new chapters on Biopsies and Excisions in Challenging Locations (face, ears, nose, genital areas) and Dermoscopy of Other Lesions in General Dermatology.
- Includes handy appendices with sample consent forms, patient education handouts, and a table recommending when to use various procedures based on the diagnosis.
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, photographs, figures, and references with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Table of ContentsSECTION ONE Getting Started- 1 Preoperative Preparation
- 2 Setting Up Your Office
- 3 Anesthesia
- 4 Hemostasis
- 5 Selecting the Right Suture
- 6 Suturing Techniques
SECTION TWO Basic Procedures- 7 Laceration Repair
- 8 Choosing the Biopsy Type
- 9 The Shave Biopsy
- 10 The Punch Biopsy
- 11 The Elliptical Excision
- 12 Cysts and Lipomas
- 13 Cryosurgery
- 14 Electrosurgery
- 15 Intralesional Injections
- 16 Incision and Drainage
- 17 Nail Procedures
- 18 Dermoscopy of Skin Cancer and Benign Neoplasia
- 19 Dermoscopy in General Dermatology
SECTION THREE Advanced Procedures- 20 Biopsies and Excisions in Challenging Locations
- 21 Flaps
- 22 Ultrasound in Dermatology
SECTION FOUR Putting It All Together- 23 Procedures to Treat Benign Conditions
- 24 Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant and Premalignant Lesions
- 25 Wound Care
- 26 Complications
- 27 When to Refer/Mohs Surgery
- 28 Coding Common Skin Procedures
APPENDIX A Consent Forms and Patient Information Handouts APPENDIX B Procedures to Consider for Benign, Premalignant, and Malignant Conditions
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