TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of the flexible scalpel for minimally invasive and minimally scarring surgery
T2 - A case series of four patients with large scalp tumors
AU - Firoz, Bahar F.
AU - Goldberg, Leonard Harry
AU - Katz, Tracy
AU - Kimyai-Asadi, Arash
AU - Friedman, Paul
PY - 2010/10/1
Y1 - 2010/10/1
N2 - Reconstruction of the scalp after Mohs surgery can pose dilemmas for the dermatologic surgeon, especially for extensive tumors. The authors present a unique technique for removing large in-situ epidermal tumors of the scalp during Mohs surgery in four patients. Although invasive tumor was removed with a standard No. 15 scalpel, the extensive epidermal component of the tumor was removed through the mid-dermis using the flexible scalpel. This technique allowed the superficial defect to heal by second intention. The results showed minimal scarring and hair regrowth in what could have been large defects requiring complex reconstruction.
AB - Reconstruction of the scalp after Mohs surgery can pose dilemmas for the dermatologic surgeon, especially for extensive tumors. The authors present a unique technique for removing large in-situ epidermal tumors of the scalp during Mohs surgery in four patients. Although invasive tumor was removed with a standard No. 15 scalpel, the extensive epidermal component of the tumor was removed through the mid-dermis using the flexible scalpel. This technique allowed the superficial defect to heal by second intention. The results showed minimal scarring and hair regrowth in what could have been large defects requiring complex reconstruction.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 20941953
AN - SCOPUS:78049503710
SN - 1545-9616
VL - 9
SP - 1268
EP - 1271
JO - Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
JF - Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
IS - 10
ER -