General Principles of Diagnosis and Therapy
General Principles of Diagnosis and Therapy Peter J. Lynch Diagnosis Correct diagnosis is the sine qua non for the care of any patient with any disorder. If you don’t know…
Dermatology
Genital Anatomy
Genital Anatomy Libby Edwards Knowledge of the anatomy of the genitalia is important, because both the vulva and the male genitalia are composed of different structures and types of skin,…
Terminology and Classification of Genital Disorders
Terminology and Classification of Genital Disorders Peter J. Lynch Two components are necessary in order to rationally organize genital dermatologic disorders: “terminology” (the definition of terms used in morphologic description…
Clinical Scar Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Hypertrophic Burn Scars
Clinical Scar Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Hypertrophic Burn Scars Paul Diegidio C. Scott Hultman KEY POINTS To familiarize researchers with some of the most common clinical scar assessment…
Fetal Wound Healing
Fetal Wound Healing Michael Sung-Min HU Tripp Leavitt Michael T. Longaker H. Peter Lorenz KEY POINTS Fetal cutaneous wounds in early gestation regenerate without the formation of a scar across…
Scar Treatment, Restoration, and Prevention—Beyond the Horizon?
Scar Treatment, Restoration, and Prevention—Beyond the Horizon? Kachiu C. Lee R. Rox Anderson KEY POINTS Nature creates new tissue through three major pathways: tissue genesis, remodeling, and scarring. Scar mitigation…
Integrating Scar Management into Clinical Practice
Integrating Scar Management into Clinical Practice Murad Alam KEY POINTS In the United States, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are used to identify medical procedures, including those that may be…
Recovery and Reintegration After Burn Injury
Recovery and Reintegration After Burn Injury Marta Rosenberg Laura Rosenberg Walter Meyer III KEY POINTS Recovery from a burn injury and its resulting scars can have lifelong psychological consequences. Perceptions…
A Perspective from Military Medicine
A Perspective from Military Medicine Peter R. Shumaker Thomas Beachkofsky Andrew Basnett Carrick Burns Nathan Uebelhoer Chad Hivnor KEY POINTS More than a decade of conflict and unprecedented battlefield survival…
A Pediatric Perspective
A Pediatric Perspective Andrew C. Krakowski Tuyet A. Nguyen KEY POINTS Although children are certainly not “just little adults,” the paradigm for treating pediatric scars is mostly extrapolated directly from…
