Procedural Dermatosurgery
A Step by Step Approach

This book is a complete guide to dermatologic surgery for clinicians.

Divided into 52 sections, the text begins with an overview of surgical instruments, local anaesthesia, sutures, dressings and skin biopsy.

The following chapters cover numerous techniques for different dermatologic conditions, from mole surgery, vitiligo, and nail surgery, to Mohs surgery, laser scar revision, fillers, and much more.

Each procedure is described with a step by step approach and includes tips and tricks, modifications, potential complications and recent advances.

Both common and more complex disorders and techniques are explained in detail.

The comprehensive text is further enhanced by more than 1800 clinical and surgical photographs, diagrams and tables.

Key points

• Comprehensive guide to dermatologic surgery
• Covers numerous common and more complex disorders and techniques
• Tips and tricks, modifications, complications and recent advances highlighted for each topic
• Highly illustrated with more than 1800 photographs, diagrams and tables

1. Surgical Instruments in Dermatosurgery
2. Local Anesthesia
3. Suturing Techniques in Dermatosurgery
4. Dressings in Dermatosurgery
5. Skin Biopsy
6. Excision of Small Tumors and Cysts
7. Mole Surgery
8. Dermabrasion
9. Microneedling
10. Platelet-rich Plasma Therapy
11. Treatment of Acne Scars
12. Skin Grafting
13. Scar Revision
14. Flap Surgeries
15. Surgical Management of Leg Ulcers
16. Tissue Grafting in Vitiligo
17. Modifications in Suction Blister Grafting for Vitiligo
18. Cellular Grafting Techniques in Vitiligo
19. Management of Difficult Vitiligo
20. Treatment of Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars
21. Ear Keloids
22. Ear Lobe Repair
23. Nerve Biopsy
24. Procedural Nail Surgery
25. Follicular Unit Transplant
26. Follicular Unit Extraction
27. Miscellaneous Uses of Follicular Unit Extraction
28. Eyelash Transplantation
29. Blepharoplasty
30. Dimple Creation Surgery
31. Lipo Body Sculpting
32. Autologous Fat Transfer
33. Procedural Management of Hyperhidrosis
34. Hidradenitis Suppurativa (Verneuil’s Disease, Acne Inversa, Smokers Boils)
35. Surgery on Oral Mucosa
36. Surgeries on Genital Mucosa
37. Mohs Micrographic Surgery
38. Sclerotherapy
39. Chemosurgery
40. Cryotherapy: In Non-cosmetic Indications
41. Radiofrequency and Electrocautery in Dermatosurgery
42. Lasers for Hyperpigmented Lesions and Tattoos
43. Laser and Light Devices for Hypopigmentary and Depigmentary Disorders
44. Vascular Lasers
45. Treatment of Epidermal and Dermal Exophytic Lesions-Ablative Lasers
46. Laser Scar Revision
47. Laser Hair Removal for Non-cosmetic Indications
48. Lasers in Dermatosurgery: Safety and Complications
49. Lasers: Algorithms
50. Non-cosmetic Uses of Botulinum Toxin in Dermatology
51. Fillers in Dermatosurgery
52. Micropigmentation

Biju Vasudevan MD
Associate Professor, Base Hospital, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India

Manas Chatterjee MD DNB DVL
Senior Adviser, Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology, Command Hospital (Eastern Command), Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Shilpa K MD FRGUHS
Assistant Professor, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India