Principles and Techniques of Dermatological Surgery

Introduction: wound healing; surgical dressing; surgical anatomy; sterilization of equipment; aseptic technique; anaesthesia; closure materials; instrumentation. Part 1 Evaluation and management of the surgical patient: preoperative evaluation; perioperative: urgent care for emergencies and fluid and electrolyte balance; postoperative and ongoing care, routine complications; medicolegal aspects of dermatologic surgery. Part 2 Procedures and technical aspects: electrosurgery, electrocoagulation, electro desiccation, electrosection and electrocautery; cryosurgery; cold steel surgery; suturing techniques; excision: dog ear repair; elliptical excision and variations; selection of surgical incision lines. Part 3 Chemical destructive techniques treatment of benign lesions; treatment of malignant lesions; scar revision; nail surgery, complex repairs and excisional management of benign and malignant lesions; punch graft; full-thickness grafts; introduction to flaps; reconstruction of lip; reconstruction of forehead; reconstruction of ear; reconstruction of nose; sclerotherapy; injectable tissue augmentation; lipoinjection; laser surgery. Part 4 Procedures and technical aspects: hair replacement; dermabrasion; chemical peel; split-thickness skin; liposuction: local anaesthesia; scalp reduction; mohs micrographic surgery; ear piercing and repair; blepharoplast and related procedures; tissue expansion.