It’s Mnemonic Monday! | Interpolation Flaps
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the types of interpolation flaps. Interpolation flaps are tissue importation flaps, which are staged, with pedicle division occurring 2-3 weeks after the initial flap placement, with the following mnemonic:
Play Like My Retro Turntable
P=paramedian forehead flap
Supratrochlear artery axial fap
L= lip switch flap
Aka Abbe flap …
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the types of interpolation flaps. Interpolation flaps are tissue importation flaps, which are staged, with pedicle division occurring 2-3 weeks after the initial flap placement, with the following mnemonic:
Play Like My Retro Turntable
P=paramedian forehead flap
Supratrochlear artery axial fap
L= lip switch flap
Aka Abbe flap … Continue reading "It’s Mnemonic Monday! | Interpolation Flaps"
Explaining Mohs micrographic surgery to patients can be a challenge for Mohs surgeons and their staff. Yet patients may have an incomplete understanding of the surgery if they look to Internet videos – rather than to their Mohs surgeon – for answers to their Mohs questions.
Most patient-oriented video resources do not comprehensively explain Mohs, according to the authors of a letter to the … 
INTRODUCTION
Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is increasingly utilized for treatment of skin cancer, however the technique used is markedly different than other surgical modalities.1,2 Explaining MMS to patients is difficult, and anxiety following a skin cancer diagnosis likely leads many to seek out additional resources to supplement their understanding.3,4 It is unclear how accurate and comp … 
Choosing an Office Location
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I surveyed three dermatologists who have opened their own practices for their top tips on choosing an office locat … 
With a special focus on atopic dermatitis, the October issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology features a great line up of original articles on topics ranging from topical body skincare for toning and tightening, the psychological burden associated with atopic dermatitis, to treatment of toenail onychomycosis in the US and everything in between! Straight from the JDD Editor’s desk, we sha …