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.