Dermatologic Procedures in Office Practice
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Key topics - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Foreword - p. viii 8. Preface - p. ix 9. Acknowledgments - p. x 10. List of Illustrations - p. xv 11. List of Tables - p. xvi 12. Videos - p. xvi 13. SECTION ONE. Getting Started - p. 1 14. 1. Preoperative preparation - p. 2 15. 2. Setting up your office: Facilities, Instruments, and Equipment - p. 11 16. 3. Anesthesia - p. 21 17. 4. Hemostasis - p. 33 18. 5. Selecting the right suture - p. 42 19. 6. Suturing techniques - p. 50 20. SECTION TWO. Basic Procedures - p. 69 21. 7. Laceration repair - p. 70 22. 8. Choosing the biopsy type - p. 83 23. 9. The shave biopsy - p. 101 24. 10. The punch biopsy - p. 114 25. 11. The elliptical excision - p. 130 26. 12. Cysts and lipomas - p. 152 27. 13. Cryosurgery - p. 167 28. 14. Electrosurgery - p. 185 29. 15. Intralesional injections - p. 206 30. 16. Incision and drainage - p. 219 31. 17. Nail procedures - p. 230 32. 18. Dermoscopy of skin cancer and benign neoplasia - p. 253 33. 19. Dermoscopy in general dermatology - p. 284 34. SECTION THREE. Advanced Procedures - p. 295 35. 20. Biopsies and excisions in challenging locations - p. 296 36. 21. Flaps - p. 307 37. 22. Ultrasound in dermatology - p. 318 38. SECTION FOUR. Putting It All Together - p. 329 39. 23. Procedures to treat benign conditions - p. 330 40. 24. Diagnosis and treatment of malignant and premalignant lesions - p. 354 41. 25. Wound care - p. 373 42. 26. Complications: Postprocedural Adverse Effects and Their Prevention - p. 387 43. 27. When to refer/Mohs surgery - p. 398 44. 28. Coding common skin procedures - p. 406 45. Appendix A. Consent forms and patient information handouts - p. 415 46. Appendix B. Procedures to consider for benign, premalignant, and malignant conditions - p. 421 47. Index - p. 423
Dermatologic Procedures in Office Practice
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Key topics - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Foreword - p. viii 8. Preface - p. ix 9. Acknowledgments - p. x 10. List of Illustrations - p. xv 11. List of Tables - p. xvi 12. Videos - p. xvi 13. SECTION ONE. Getting Started - p. 1 14. 1. Preoperative preparation - p. 2 15. 2. Setting up your office: Facilities, Instruments, and Equipment - p. 11 16. 3. Anesthesia - p. 21 17. 4. Hemostasis - p. 33 18. 5. Selecting the right suture - p. 42 19. 6. Suturing techniques - p. 50 20. SECTION TWO. Basic Procedures - p. 69 21. 7. Laceration repair - p. 70 22. 8. Choosing the biopsy type - p. 83 23. 9. The shave biopsy - p. 101 24. 10. The punch biopsy - p. 114 25. 11. The elliptical excision - p. 130 26. 12. Cysts and lipomas - p. 152 27. 13. Cryosurgery - p. 167 28. 14. Electrosurgery - p. 185 29. 15. Intralesional injections - p. 206 30. 16. Incision and drainage - p. 219 31. 17. Nail procedures - p. 230 32. 18. Dermoscopy of skin cancer and benign neoplasia - p. 253 33. 19. Dermoscopy in general dermatology - p. 284 34. SECTION THREE. Advanced Procedures - p. 295 35. 20. Biopsies and excisions in challenging locations - p. 296 36. 21. Flaps - p. 307 37. 22. Ultrasound in dermatology - p. 318 38. SECTION FOUR. Putting It All Together - p. 329 39. 23. Procedures to treat benign conditions - p. 330 40. 24. Diagnosis and treatment of malignant and premalignant lesions - p. 354 41. 25. Wound care - p. 373 42. 26. Complications: Postprocedural Adverse Effects and Their Prevention - p. 387 43. 27. When to refer/Mohs surgery - p. 398 44. 28. Coding common skin procedures - p. 406 45. Appendix A. Consent forms and patient information handouts - p. 415 46. Appendix B. Procedures to consider for benign, premalignant, and malignant conditions - p. 421 47. Index - p. 423
