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Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology: Scar Management
- 2nd Edition - October 25, 2024
- Editors: Jessica G. Labadie, Murad Alam, Jeffrey S. Dover
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 5 9 0 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 6 0 9 - 8
Effective scar management is an essential clinical skill—one that calls for the most up-to-date management and treatment options to help patients minimize the physical, ae… Read more
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Request a sales quoteEffective scar management is an essential clinical skill—one that calls for the most up-to-date management and treatment options to help patients minimize the physical, aesthetic, psychological, and social consequences that can be associated with scarring. Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology: Scar Management, 2nd Edition, provides current, practical guidance on medical treatments, light/laser treatment, surgical and non-surgical procedures, and more, edited by the foremost pioneers in the field. Succinctly written and lavishly illustrated, this resource focuses on procedural how to's and offers step-by-step guidance on proper techniques, pitfalls, and tricks of the trade.
- Reviews connective tissue biology, wound healing, and scar formation.
- Covers the hottest topics and treatments in scar management and pigment modification today including medical, surgical, and radiation approaches, as well as the evolving landscape of lasers and other energy-based devices.
- Discusses common pitfalls and emphasizes how to optimize outcomes.
- Shares tips and tricks of the trade from practically minded, technically skilled, hands-on clinicians.
- Includes new chapters on minimally invasive procedures in scar management; management of keloids and hypertrophic scars; management of acne scarring; management of traumatic and burn scars; patient case studies and treatment algorithms; and more, as well as two new videos on lasers and energy-based devices.
- Features a wealth of color illustrations and photographs that depict cases as they present in practice, treatment algorithms, and further reading lists.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
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1: What are scars?
2. Medical scar management
3. Surgical scar management
4. Minimally invasive procedures in scar management
5. Management of scars with lasers and energy-based devices
6. Management of scars with radiation therapy
7. Scar management in skin of color
8. Management of keloids and hypertrophic scars
9. Management of acne scarring
10. Management of traumatic and burn scars
11. Patient case studies and treatment algorithms
12. The Future of Scar Management
- No. of pages: 250
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: October 25, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443245909
- eBook ISBN: 9780443246098
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Jessica G. Labadie
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Lasers and Cosmetic Surgery, Assistant Professor, Dermatology, The Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology, The Mount Sinai Health System, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiMA
Murad Alam
Dr. Murad Alam is an author of over 250 scientific publications and is the Editor of Archives of Dermatological Research. He is the Associate Editor of JAAD; Lasers in Medical Science; Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology; the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology, and he is the Assistant Editor of Dermatologic Surgery. Dr. Alam is series co-editor of the Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology books and has overall edited 20 books. Dr. Alam is current President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and an incoming member of the Board of the American Academy of Dermatology. He is also the vice-president of the Blade and Light Society, an organization of volunteer dermatologic surgeons who perform charitable mission work to treat skin cancers and train surgical dermatologists in underserved countries. Dr. Alam’s clinical practice includes the treatment of skin cancer, as well as cosmetic dermatology, and laser surgery.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Dermatology; Professor, Departments of Surgery, Otolaryngology, and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, ILJD
Jeffrey S. Dover
Dr. Jeffrey S. Dover is the co-director of SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill, a comprehensive facility specializing in dermatology, laser and cosmetic surgery, and he is Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine, and Associate Professor of Dermatology at Brown Medical School. Dr. Dover’s research interests are Photomedicine, lasers in medicine, cosmetic laser surgery, and medical education. He is the author of over 400 scientific publications. He has co-authored and edited over 45 textbooks, many of which have been translated into French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish and Chinese and are sold to physicians all over the world. Dr. Dover is the founding editor of Journal Watch for Dermatology, produced by the publishers of the New England Journal of Medicine. He is also a Past President of both the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery and the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, SkinCare Physicians, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Dermatology at Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island