Dermatologic Surgery with Radiofrequency : Art of Successful Practice

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Dedication
 Table of Contents
 Foreword
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 Author
 Chapter 1: Introduction
 Chapter 2: Office dermatologic surgery
 Reference
 Chapter 3: Prerequisites of office dermatologic surgery
 Preoperative Clinical Assessment
 The ideal patient
 Frequently asked questions and patient counseling
 The Ideal Dermatologic Surgeon
 Staff or Assistants
 Role of Patient\'s Accompaniment
 Preoperative Sterilization
 Sensitivity Testing
 Intraoperative Requirements
 Postoperative Care
 Chapter 4: Selection of surgical modality. Chapter 5: Why radiofrequency?Reference
 Chapter 6: Practical tips for switching over to radiofrequency surgery
 From Scalpel to Radiofrequency (RF) Surgery
 From Electrocautery to RF Surgery
 From Cryosurgery to RF Surgery
 From Ablative Lasers to RF Surgery
 Chapter 7: Fundamental features of radiofrequency surgery
 Physical Characteristics1
 Biological Characteristics
 Equipment Details2
 Functionality
 References
 Chapter 8: Radiofrequency surgery operative skills: Tips and tricks to master the technique
 Reference
 Chapter 9: Precautions and safety measures
 Patient Safety Issues. Cardiac pacemakers and radiofrequency surgeryElectrical shock
 Fire or burns
 Practitioner Safety Issues
 Electrical shock
 Microorganism transmission
 References
 Chapter 10: Radiofrequency surgery rehearsal or practice sessions
 Practice Session Suggestions and Tips
 Applications of Waveforms
 Electrosection or fully filtered current
 Blend current or fully rectified current
 Electrocoagulation or partially rectified current
 Electrodessication and electrofulguration
 Radiovaporization
 Sculpting or shaping
 Reference
 Chapter 11: Patient assessment and counseling. Patient Consultation and AssessmentInformed Consent
 Chapter 12: Applications
 Therapeutic Applications
 Diagnostic Applications
 Chapter 13: Specific applications: Radiofrequency commonality
 Moles or intradermal nevi or melanocytic nevi
 Mole excision technique
 Follow-up
 Warts (verruca plana, verruca vulgaris, digitate, or filiform warts)
 Approach to warts treatment
 Counseling
 Wart removal technique
 Excision
 Desiccation
 Follow-up
 Skin tags
 Removal techniques
 Excision
 Desiccation
 Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra (DPN)
 Desiccation
 Milia
 Desiccation
 Corns and calluses
 Excision. Postoperative care and follow-upKeratoses (seborrheic and actinic)
 Excision
 Sebaceous cysts
 Routine surgical method
 Alternate method
 Chapter 14: Expanding the applications of radiofrequency dermatologic surgery
 Molluscum Contagiosum
 Syringomas
 Senile comedones
 Closed Comedones
 Xanthelasma
 Cherry Angiomas
 Earlobe Repair
 Mucoceles (Submucous Cysts)
 Capillary hemangiomas and pyogenic granulomas
 Trichoepitheliomas, Neurofibromas, and Keratoacanthomas (Cutaneous Horns)
 Freckles
 Mucosal Lesions
 Hypertrophic scars and keloids
 Condyloma Acuminata and Genital Lesions.