Treatment of Scars from Burns and Trauma

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-07-183991-4
Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 277 mm, Gewicht: 1009 g

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The definitive guide to safely and effectively treating scars—and improving the quality of life for every patient

From a team of pioneers in dermatology and laser medicine, Treatment of Scars from Burns and Trauma provides the latest, most innovative methods for treating scars. It provides the essential information you need to know about how scarring occurs, how it affects patients, and how to design and implement the best possible treatment plan.

This unparalleled resource covers every angle of scar treatment. First, it explains the fundamentals, including all the clinically relevant elements of wound care, pain, range of motion, and patient selection, along with treatment. It then focuses on treatment—both new and traditional techniques. Finally, it provides best practices for pain, infection, and ulceration management.

This unique text covers a broad range of topics and treatments, including:

- Basic science of scars
- Patient selection and counseling
- Dermabrasion
- Laser-assisted drug delivery
- Fractional resurfacing
- Vascular lasers and lights
- Minimally invasive surgical techniques
- Treating Keloid and Hypertrophic scars
- Fat grafting
- Stem cell transfer

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alam, Murad

Waibel, Jill

Uebelhoer, Nathan

Arndt, Kenneth A

Arndt, Kenneth

Dover, Jeffrey

Donelan, Matthias

Kim, John

Chan, Rodney

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1: DEFINING THE PROBLEMChapter 1: Clinically relevant elements of wound healingChapter 2: Pain, range of motion restriction, and psychologic issuesChapter 3: Patient selection and counselingChapter 4: Treatment algorithm: What, when?PART 2: DELIVERING TREATMENT Chapter 5: Traditional techniques: intralesional steroids, dermabrasion, surgical revision, ablative laserChapter 6: Fractional resurfacing Chapter 7: Laser-assisted drug deliveryChapter 8: Vascular lasers and lightsChapter 9: Injectable antimetabolitesChapter10: Stem cell transfer Chapter11: Minimally invasive surgical techniquesPART 3: CARING FOR WOUNDS AND COMPLICATIONSChapter 12: Best practices for wound careChapter 13: Management of treatment-associated infections, ulceration, and pain

Über Autor(innen)

Arndt, Kenneth
McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Murad Alam, MD,  Professor, Departments of Dermatology, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Surgery at Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.
Jill Waibel, MD is the medical director and owner of the Miami Dermatology and Laser Institute in South Miami.
Nathan Uebehoer, MD, Naval Medical Center San Diego, Aroostook Medical Center, La Jolla, California
Kenneth A. Arndt, MD, Adjunct Professor of Surgery (Dermatology) at Dartmouth Medical School; Adjunct Professor of Dermatology at Brown Medical School.

Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine, and Associate Professor of Dermatology at Brown Medical School.
Matthias Bernard Donelan, MD, Chief of Staff, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Plastic Surgeon at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
John Kim, MD, Professor in Plastic Surgery and Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Rodney Chan, MD is a plastic surgeon in Alamo Heights, Texas.