Topics in Dermatologic Surgery
This issue of Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery includes articles on many types of uncommon skin cancers, the proper use of wound closure materials and wound dressings, the state-of-the-art of hair transplantation, and reviews of dermatologic laser surgery as well as the use of lasers for hair removal.
Treatment of Hyperhidrosis With Microwave Technology
Hyperhidrosis is the production of sweat above and beyond normal physiological needs,
regardless of the ambient temperature, and it affects >4% of the population. In addition, a
poll showed up to 21% of the population is bothered on a daily basis by their amount of
underarm sweating. Despite the large number of patients who suffer from hyperhidrosis,
there are relatively few effective nonsurgical treatment options. A new, nonsurgical, lasting
treatment for axillary hyperhidrosis has now been developed using microwave technology
to eliminate sweat glands.
Semin Cutan Med Surg 32:2-8 © 2013 Frontline Medical Communications
Biocompatibility of Microparticles into Soft Tissue Fillers
The increasing need for long-lasting injectable soft tissue fillers for the treatment of wrinkles and folds requires a critical discussion of the biocompatibility on a scientific background.
Dermatologic Laser Surgery
After a brief introduction on laser history and physics, clinical applications of lasers will be presented in detail. Four main topics will be the focus: vascular lesions, pigmented lesions, resurfacing, and hair removal.