Dermatology

Surgical Dermatology   

Questions discussed in this category



If I can't get them in with a surgical oncologist for the lymph node would it be better to do the wide local excision in my office immediately and ris...

How much of the flaps should be treated? Should treatment be limited to the area of the primary lesion with margin and enface matching?

Any particular concentration?  Hayashi et al., PMID 22272655 Ekstein et al., PMID 32905614

Porcine xenografts are no longer available and I am wondering what alternative dressings are other surgeons using.

Do you find absorbable sutures more inflammatory? What factors (cost, erythema, long-term appearance) contribute to your epidermal suture selection?

Are there any medications that surgeons like discontinued before their procedure?

If not, what tumor characteristics prompt you to collect debulking specimens for paraffin or frozen section staining? 

Are there specific cases where you would or would not consider early flap division?


Papers discussed in this category


Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2011-07

J Am Acad Dermatol, 2022 Jun 23

Dermatol Surg,

Arch Dermatol, 2010 Jul 19

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2004-10

Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2021 Aug 04

Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society, 2019 Oct 21

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2010 Jan

JAMA dermatology, 2020 Aug 01