Dermatologic Surgery
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Mohs surgery favorable as monotherapy for early Merkel cell carcinomas
Small series adds to growing body of literature.
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Garbage out: How much trash does a Mohs surgery practice produce?
Small clinic estimates that it produces a ton of noncontaminated surgical waste each year.
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Survey: Many Mohs surgeons are struggling on the job
More than half of female respondents were ‘at risk,’ per assessment.
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Telemedicine is popular among Mohs surgeons – for now
Almost all of those surveyed have used it during pandemic, but fewer want to keep it around.
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New guideline provides recommendations on reconstruction after skin cancer resection
The multidisciplinary consensus guideline covers situations broadly applicable to the care of adults with fully resected skin cancer lesions.
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Novel hedgehog inhibitor strategies improve BCC outcomes
Upfront tumor debulking seems to help.
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Survey finds Mohs surgeons favor nicotinamide for chemoprevention
Overall, 76.9% of the respondents said they recommended nicotinamide for preventing KC, and 20% said they had recommended nicotinamide to more...
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New analysis eyes the surgical landscape for hidradenitis suppurativa
“The influence of patient factors such as comorbidities and disease severity on surgical outcomes is unclear and is a potential area of future...
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Dermatologic surgeons debut adverse event reporting database
There has been no central registry specifically for reporting adverse events associated with dermatologic surgical procedures, including cosmetic...
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Adalimumab enhances primary wound closure after HS surgery
Primary wound closure following surgery for HS is controversial.
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Expert shares key facts about keloid therapy
Management of keloids after excision is mainly based on anecdotal evidence