Innovative Techniques in Skin Surgery

Basic Surgery

Vermilionectomy Using the W-Plasty Technique
J. M. Fernández-Vozmediano and J. C. Armario-Hita
Running Vertical Mattress Suture Technique
Stephen N. Snow and David Douglas Madjar, Jr.
Dual Use of Monofilament Poliglecaprone in Layered Closure: Buried and Cuticular
Paul J. Weber and Gale P. Oleson
Short-Hand Vertical Mattress Stitch: A Rapid Skin Everting Suture Technique
Stephen N. Snow and David Douglas Madjar, Jr.
Modified Buried Vertical Mattress Suture: A New Technique of Buried Absorbable Wound Closure Associated with Excellent Cosmesis for Wounds Under Tension
Neil S. Sadick
Modified Buried Dermal Suture
James D. Whalen, Diana D. Antonovich, and Siobhan C. Collins
Purse String Suture in the Management of Poorly Delineated Melanoma
Charles B. Toner and Mary K. Mather
Stitch Removal from Hair-Bearing Areas: A Simple Method
A. Sagi and P. Benmeir
Simple Securing of Subcuticular Running Suture and W-Plasty
Domagoj Delimar, Zdenko Stanec, and Sanda Stanec
A New Skin Suture Technique for Multiple Z-Plasty
Noboru Ohsumi
Double-Tipped Suture Needle for Dermostitches
Akira Yanai, Yuzo Komuro, and Shinichi Hirabayashi
Looped Square Knot: A Useful Suture Method that Allows Removal of Stitches Without Using Scissors
Akira Yanai, Yuzo Komuro, and Shinichi Hirabayashi
The Round Block Distorting Purse String Suture in the Treatment of Skin Cancer of the Face: An Aesthetic and Convenient Technique
Carlo Tremolada and Francesca Carota
Double- and Triple-Interlocking Suture Techniques
Charles H. Hutchins
Bury-and-Knot Suturing Method
Akira Yanai, Yuzo Komuro, and Shinichi Hirabayashi
Surgical Excision of Hemangioma with Minimal Blood Loss
Marwali Harahap
Intraoperative Nasal Ala Immobilization Using the Foley Catheter
Joseph Alcalay
Tissue-Sparing Repair: A New Approach to Shorten Excisional Lines
James B. Stewart, Jr., and Norman L. Levine
Razor Blade Surgery Using the Castroviejo Blade Breaker and Holder
Don Lum and Richard Lum
Bolster Techniques in Cutaneous Surgery: The Red Rubber Robinson
Effie Pappas, Kelsey Hamilton, and Robert A. Skidmore
Creating a Curvilinear Scar
Carl H. Manstein and Stacey Mandichak

Nail Surgery

Nail Plate Excision Using the Hand-Held Thermocautery Unit
Stephen N. Snow and David Douglas Madjar, Jr.
Treatment of the Splitting Nail with Phenol Alcohol Partial Matricectomy
Robert T. Brodell and Daniel M. Miller
Nail Splinting for Ingrown Toenails: A New Noninvasive Treatment Modality
Klaus W. Schulte and Norbert J. Neumann
The Treatment of Subungual Splinters
Daniel M. Miller and Robert T. Brodell

Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Excision of Exposed Cartilage for Management of Mohs Surgery Defects of the Ear
Paul O. Larson and David D. Madjar, Jr.
Use of a Curved Blade to Harvest Mohs Micrographic Sections
Ron M. Shelton
Use of Multiple Different Tissue Specimens on the Same Glass Side to Enhance the Efficiency of Frozen Section Preparation in Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Hugh M. Gloster, Jr.

Oral Surgery

Simple Techniques for the Biopsy of Oral Lesions
Marwali Harahap
Transfixion Technique to Treat Oral Vascular Anomalies
Javier Vázquez-Doval
Removal of a Large Labial Mucocele: A Cosmetic and Functional Approach
Harry L. Parlette III and Eric C. Parlette

Anesthesia

Bilevel Anesthesia and Blunt Dissection: A New Concept for the Millennium
Lawrence M. Field
Automated Subcutaneous Infusion Tumescent Anesthesia with Diluted Mixtures of Prilocain and Ropivacain
Helmut Breuninger

Instruments/Apparatus/Supply

Use of a Combination Nail Elevator and Hemostat Clamp: Innovative