Fig. 3.1 Mechanism of cryodestruction. A direct cell damage by intracellular lysis, B direct cell destruction by extracellular dehydration, C vascular occlusion and damage, D inflammatory damage necrosis, necroptosis, E…
Fig. 18.1 The so-called H-zone of the face is a high-risk area in which the risk for tumor recurrence is about double compared to other regions, irrespective of therapy. The…
Fig. 14.1 Refractive index. Since the human body contains over 60 % water, this eliminates the need for contrast agent. Therefore, water serves as the standard. The refractive index of…
Oral cavity is easily accessible The moisture of the mouth and the soft tissue favor the rapid spread of ice ball Possibility of using a local cream for anesthesia Ease…
Fig. 20.1 (a) The standard immunocryosurgery cycle consists of daily application of imiquimod and a cryosurgery session at the end of the second week. Imiquimod is continued for additional 3…
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015Paola Pasquali (ed.)Cryosurgery10.1007/978-3-662-43939-5_24 24. Future Considerations for Cryosurgery Paola Pasquali1 (1) Department of Dermatology, Pius Hospital de Valls, 43800 Tarragona, Spain Paola Pasquali Email: pasqualipaola@gmail.com 24.1 Introduction 24.2 Education 24.3 Research…
Fig. 15.1 (a) Optical coherence tomography (OCT) image of normal skin taken just adjacent to an actinic keratosis (AK) lesion located on the scalp. White arrows mark the dermoepidermal junction…
Skin condition Pretreatment Macular (lentigines, lentigo simplex, lentigo solaris) Retinoic acid/glycolic acid Papular (molluscum) In children with molluscum: Hydrate skin Indicate topical antibiotic in infected lesions Topical anesthesia before procedure…
Fig. 16.1 Diagram over a normal epidermis showing the location of the microscopic vesicles in the different autoimmune blistering diseases (hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification ×200) 16.1.1 Intraepidermal Blistering Diseases 16.1.1.1…
Fig. 19.1 Electron micrograph illustrating key components of a desmosome (a, b) and a normal anchoring complex (c, d): tonofilaments (tf), attachment plaque of tf in desmosomes (arrow head), hemidesmosome…
