DESCRIPTION:
Introduces pioneering techniques in suture removal without scissors, meshed skin graft preparation, and multiple Z-plasty! Innovative Techniques in Skin Surgery features new material on · modified buried vertical mattress sutures for wounds under moderate and severe tension · bury-and-knot sutures for grafting skin tissue outside the body without additional skin incisions · tissue-sparing repair for the shortening of excisional lines · noninvasive treatment for ingrown toenails without producing severe nail matrix damage and use of nail elevator and hemostat clamps in nail avulsion and presents updated information on · round block and distorting purse string sutures for the treatment of facial skin cancer · surgical excision of hemangioma with minimal blood loss · the creation of curvilinear scars · shave biopsies and the use of absorbable tissue adhesive in split skin grafting Containing over 1100 citations and figures, this up-to-date reference is essential reading for dermatologic surgeons dermatologists reconstructive, plastic, and cosmetic surgeons general surgeons otolaryngologists ophthalmologists orthopedic surgeons family physicians and medical students in these disciplines.
