title: Advanced cosmetic procedures.
abstract: Dermatology has changed in the past two decades. Surgery was always a part of the specialty of dermatology, including punch biopsies, minor excision, electrocautery, and other procedures. Mohs chemosurgery made a major impact on the management of all forms of skin cancer in the 1970s and 1980s.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3072.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Roenigk
mesh_terms: D002615:Chemexfoliation; D003869:Dermabrasion; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*