Mysore Venkataram – Textbook on Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery

Автор: Mysore Venkataram
Название книги: Textbook on Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Пластическая хирургия
Страницы: 976
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Textbook on Cutaneous & Aesthetic Surgery is a complete guide to the subspecialty. Beginning with an introduction to the principles of cutaneous surgery – anatomy, operating theatre, instruments, anaesthesia, emergencies and antibiotics – the following chapters examine both basic and advanced cutaneous surgical techniques and aesthetic procedures, with a separate section dedicated to the use of lasers and lights for surgery. The final section discusses topics such as patient satisfaction, psychological issues, medico-legal aspects, photography and teledermatology. With almost 1000 colour images and illustrations, this comprehensive manual is the official textbook of the ACS(I) (Association of Cutaneous Surgeons India). Key Features * Comprehensive guide to cutaneous and aesthetic surgery for dermatosurgeons * Discusses principles, basic and advanced cutaneous surgery and aesthetic procedures * Section dedicated to lasers, lights and other technologies * Examines miscellaneous topics such as psychological issues, medico0legal aspects and teledermatology * Nearly 1000 colour images and illustrations
Dermatosurgery has been passing through interesting times; as disease dermatology paves the way for desire dermatology,
as illness gets replaced by wellness and patients are replaced by clients—today’s interventional dermatology seeks to dominate
over armchair dermatology of yesterday. What we now have is a youthful, vibrant, fast changing subspecialty; Change has
been so striking over the last decade that in some ways dermatosurgery represents a Theseus’ paradox; “This is my
grandfather’s axe. My father replaced the shaft, and I put a new head on it. It’s my grandfather’s axe”
Despite the rapid progress, there have been few books in this field, specially focusing on brown skin, and the need for
a comprehensive book, encompassing all aspects of cutaneous surgery, lasers and esthetics has long been felt. Sensing this
need, the Association of Cutaneous Surgeons (I) decided to bring out this book.
The rapidly changing profile, range and scope of the subject, with multitudes of procedures being performed, necessitated
a multiauthor book. Fortunately, our association is blessed with the talent that was needed for authoring the chapters—the
result is what you see; an exhaustive compilation with 66 chapters, including nearly 33 subchapters, by as many as 105 authors.
Every aspect of cutaneous surgery has been comprehensively dealt with, keeping in mind the recent advances.
The brown skin has many peculiarities and variations—in fact, it defies any classification! Pigmentation response, healing
and scarring reactions, aging changes are all different in the brown skin. Similarly, the epidemiological situations are also
different; vitiligo surgery is more relevant than skin cancer surgery! The textbook aptly seeks to address these challenges
and requirements.
Our effort has been to keep the book comprehensive, yet simple; to make the book all inclusive, yet reader friendly;
exhaustive and yet relevant—to the beginner and the expert, the novice and the connoisseur. We hope that we have succeeded
in achieving this objective.
Writing a book is an experience – exhilarating at times, excruciating at others. And in a multiauthor book, it is even
more so, as deadlines are chased, furiously, frenetically. Despite the highs and the lows, I must say the experience has been
some thing to cherish—it has been my privilege to have been the Editor-in-Chief for this effort—and on behalf of the
editorial board, I thank each author for his contribution. It truly has been a great work done by a number of smaller things
together!
I was indeed fortunate to have an experienced editorial board of senior dermatosurgeons, available at all times for counsel
and advice. My heartfelt gratitude to each one of them. And I record with a touch of pride and happiness the splendid work
done by my young team of deputy and assistant editors, who toiled for long hours in correcting proofs, and drafts. The book
would not have been possible without their long endeavours.
Lastly, an effort of this size is never possible without support and understanding from the family—my wife Dr Jayashree,
and my children Aniketh and Ankitha, suffered from months of my preoccupation with the book—my apologies and heartfelt
thanks to them.
M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers have done an outstanding work in bringing it out on time—in particular, my
thanks to Mr Jitendar P Vij (CEO), Ms Sunita Katla (PA to CEO), Ms Shagufta Khan (Exec. Asst. to MD), Mr Sumit Kumar
and Mr Ram Murti (Graphic Designers), Ms Geeta Srivastava and Laxmidhar Padhiary (Proofreaders) and Mr Venugopal
(Branch Manager). My gratitude to them.
I earnestly hope that the book will be appreciated by the readers, and welcome comments and feedback. My earnest
hope is that book will serve as an instrument in furthering progress in the field, and the grandfather’s axe shall improve
further!