Innovative Techniques in Skin Surgery

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