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dermatologic surgery
Surgery involving the skin, exluding deeper strucures.
Complications:
1) dermatologic surgery under local anesthetic with low incidence of complications [2] (overall 6%)
2) vasovagal syncope
3) bleeding 3%
4) infection 2%
Management:
- avoid prophylactic topical antibiotics for clean dermatologic procedures [2]
Related
dermatology
Specific
acne surgery
escharotomy
evacuation of subungual hematoma
hair transplantation
lip repair
lip surgery
Mohs surgery
paring/cutting of corn/callus
removal of skin tag
repair of nail bed
resection of benign lesion, face/ears/eyelids/nose/lips
resection of benign lesion, scalp/neck/hands/feet/genitalia
resection of lip
shaving of epidermal/dermal lesion
skin snip
surgical resection of ischial pressure ulcer
surgical resection of pressure ulcer
surgical resection of sacral pressure ulcer
surgical resection of skin cancer
surgical resection of trachanteric pressure ulcer
surgical resection of trochanteric pressure ulcer
V-Y advancement
vermilionectomy; lip shave
General
surgery
References
- Amici JM, Rogues AM, Lasheras A, Gachie JP, Guillot P, Beylot C,
Thomas L, Taieb A.
A prospective study of the incidence of complications
associated with dermatological surgery.
Br J Dermatol. 2005 Nov;153(5):967-71.
PMID: 16225607
- Levender MM et al.
Use of topical antibiotics as prophylaxis in clean dermatologic
procedures.
J Am Acad Dermatol 2012 Mar; 66:445.
PMID: 21821310
- Richards KA, Stasko T.
Dermatologic surgery and the pregnant patient.
Dermatol Surg. 2002 Mar;28(3):248-56.
PMID: 11896778