TOPICS IN DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY

Jun
2002
Vol. 21. No. 2

Introduction

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.

Topics in Dermatologic Surgery

Jeffrey S Dover, MD | Kenneth A Arndt, MD | Michael S Kaminer, MD

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.

MORE

Dermatologic Laser Surgery

Roy G Geronemus, MD | Wendy W Lou, MD

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.

MORE

Laser Hair Removal

Christine C Dierickx, MD | Richard J Ort

This chapter will attempt to sort through the muddle by exploring hair follicle biology as well as the scientific underpinnings of hair removal by light before examining the attributes of specific laser systems. A detailed discussion of treatment guidelines as well as preoperative and postoperative considerations follows.

MORE