Practical Skin Cancer Surgery

Description

Practical Skin Cancer Surgery, written by Dr Mileham Hayes, offers primary care physicians a comprehensive practical go-to guide to detail and teach Skin Cancer Surgery operations which can be done in a doctor’s clinic under local anaesthetic.

Perfect for:

• Primary care physicians
• Surgical trainees

Benefits:

• Surgery specific.
• Clearly structured step-by-step instructions.
• The book is divided into 8 sections covering all the requirements of the College examinations.
• Evidence based diagnosis treatment and surgery.

Progressing from equipment and set up, anatomy, basic, straight-line excisions to more complex flaps, Practical Skin Cancer Surgery outlines step-by-step, methodical instruction to proficiently excise skin cancer in a clinic, under local anaesthetic.

Table of Contents

1. Equipment, sutures and design
2. Essential anatomy for skin surgery
3. Local anaesthesia
4. Haemostasis
5. The basics
6. Suturing, knots and closures
7. Operating
8. Flaps
9. Ear, nose and lip
10. Cysts and lipoma
11. Grafts
12. Post-operation
13. What operation where
14. Hints, tips, tricks and reminders

Author Info

Mileham Hayes, OAM, MB, BS (Qld), FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Lon). Medical Director of MoleChex, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia