Treatment of Scars from Burns and Trauma

The first comprehensive overview of the treatment of burn and traumatic scars

 Authored by pioneers in dermatology and laser medicine, here is an up-to-date clinical guide to managing scars, improving function, and quality of life for patients.  The content is logically divided into three sections: Defining the Problem, which covers important fundamentals such as the clinically relevant elements of wound care, pain, range of motion, and patient selection, and includes a treatment valuable algorithm. The next section focuses on Treatment, and features discussion of traditional techniques as well as laser assisted drug delivery, fractional resurfacing, vascular lasers and lights, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and more. The final section is devoted to Caring for Wounds and Complications, and includes best practices for wound care, and management of pain, infection, and ulceration.

• Market/Audience: Dermatologists (18, 000/worldwide), plastic surgeons (6, 000), plastic surgery residents and fellows (500)
• Covers the latest treatment options, including lasers, medications, and biological implants
• Extensive discussion of wound care

Murad Alam, MD (Chicago, IL) Professor, Departments of Dermatology, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Surgery at Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.
Jill Waibel, MD (Miami, FL) is the medical director and owner of the Miami Dermatology and Laser Institute in South Miami.
Nathan Uebehoer, MD, (San Diego, CA)  Naval Medical Center San Diego,  Aroostook Medical Center, La Jolla, California
Kenneth A. Arndt, MD, (Boston, MA) Adjunct Professor of Surgery (Dermatology) at Dartmouth Medical School; Adjunct Professor of Dermatology at Brown Medical School.
Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, (Chestnut Hill, MA) Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine, and Associate Professor of Dermatology at Brown Medical School.
Matthias Bernard Donelan, MD, (Boston, MA) Chief of Staff, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Plastic Surgeon at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
John Kim, MD, (Chicago, IL) Professor in Plastic Surgery and Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Rodney Chan, MD, (San Antonio, TX)  is a plastic surgeon in Alamo Heights, Texas.

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