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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.
- 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
List of contents
SECTION ONE Getting Started1. Preoperative Preparation
2. Setting Up Your Office
3. Anesthesia
4. Hemostasis
5. Selecting the Right Suture
6. Suturing Techniques
SECTION TWO Basic Procedures7. 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 Procedures20. Biopsies and Excisions in Challenging Locations
21. Flaps
22. Ultrasound in Dermatology
SECTION FOUR Putting It All Together23. 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
B. Procedures to Consider for Benign, Premalignant, and Malignant Conditions
About the author
Dr Usatine is a Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, as well as the founder and medical director of the University Health System Skin Clinic in San Antonio. He is the co-author of 10 medical/healthcare books and over 130 articles. He has won numerous teaching awards and loves teaching medical students to become compassionate doctors.
Dr. Usatine has been working with medical students to provide health care to homeless families and the medically underserved since 1984. Dr. Usatine was recognized in 2000 as the national recipient of the Humanism in Medicine Award, by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Dr. Usatine is involved with numerous national education efforts and is a contributor to the Watch and Learn video library for the Journal of Family Practice Online. Since 2000, he has been chosen yearly by his peers to be included in The Best Doctors in America.
