Wolfgang Harth Uwe Gieler Daniel Kusnir Francisco A. Tausk 2009 The present textbook offers for the first time a summarizing overview of special clinical patterns in psychosomatic dermatology. The specialty is considered from an expanded biopsychosocial point of view. Thus, both common and rare patterns of disease are presented for doctors and psychologists as an aid in recognizing and dealing […]
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Melissa L. Rethlefsen · David L. Rothman · Daniel S. Mojon 2009 As the single most powerful information tool in history, the Internet has changed everything and has only just begun changing the practice of medicine. Fortunately, the individual physician can also leverage the power of the Net to his or her own individual circumstances and needs.
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Mauricio de Maio • Berthold Rzany 2009 Men are different from women in many ways. Male aesthetics are different from female aesthetics. Most readers would agree with this statement. However, as the majority of our patients are still female, even cosmetic physicians may tend to treat their male patients like female patients. This can lead to dissatisfaction of […]
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Steven T. Rosen, Series Editor 2009 The life-promoting and life-enhancing benefits of solid organ transplantation are a major and fascinating medical advance, but come at the cost of the lifelong immunosuppression needed to prevent rejection of the donated organ. This induction and maintenance of impaired immunological surveillance is paralleled by significant increases in the incidence of specific cancers, of […]
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Devendra K Gupta 2009 This book has been written to assist not only postgraduate students, but also interested dermatologists, general practitioners, and surgeons. During the last two decades, various surgical therapies have been used in the treatment of stable refractory vitiligo, but none of them became very popular because of their intrinsic drawbacks, and thus could not be adopted […]
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Melvin A. Shiff man (Editor) 2009 Beautifying the breast with mastopexy, and/or breast reduction are some of the goals of the aesthetic surgeon to bring a better quality of life to the female (and sometimes the male) patient. Women desire to be more attractive by having breasts that meet their own expectations. What makes the aspects of the […]
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Elma D. Baron Editor 2009 The science and practice of photodermatology has been largely based on knowledge derived from white skin. Therapeutic modalities based on lasers and light sources are often based on protocols that have been utilized in Caucasian populations. The biologic effects of light in pigmented skin are not as well understood. Consequently, we are just beginning […]
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Lawrence J. Kagen Editor 2009 This book is dedicated to our readers with the intention of providing an informative exposition of the myositis syndromes. It is also presented in the hope that perhaps it may serve to inspire and stimulate discussion and research into these disabling disorders.
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Jean Krutmann • Herbert Hönigsmann Craig A. Elmets (Eds.) 2009 During the past 30 years, phototherapy has greatly influenced treatment concepts in dermatology. Consequently, photomedicine has developed from empiricism into one of the most exciting fields in biomedical research. Studies on the effects of visible and ultraviolet radiation on skin have led to a fruitful collaboration between basic […]
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Jean-Marie Lachapelle • Howard I. Maibach 2009 A Practical Guide Official Publication of the ICDRG This second edition has been expanded taking into account the progress made in the field of contact dermatitis during the last 5 years. The realm of dermato-allergology is constantly on the move; this implies a better knowledge of the mechanisms involved, improvements of […]
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