DESCRIPTION:
There is a great need for a visual resource to document, with clarity, the possible outcomes of surgery, including side effects and complications, and how these outcomes vary from individual to individual. Using a straightforward approach, "Outcomes of Skin Surgery: A Concise Visual Aid" is an easy-to-consult and highly illustrated reference for surgeons and patients alike. This text takes a major step forward in establishing a realistic basis for the decision-making process during a consultation.
CONTENTS:
- No treatment
- Curettage, cautery, snip, shave, trichloroacetic acid
- Cryosurgery
- Radiotherapy
- Biopsies and excisions
- Flaps
- Grafts
- Special sites: ear
- Special sites: nose
- Special sites: lip
- Special sites: eye
- Special sites: nail
- Open wound healing
- Wound dressings
- Topical therapies
