title: Advances in dermatologic surgery.
abstract: The major advances in dermatologic surgery for this period reside in the areas of diagnosis and management of cutaneous melanoma, laser surgery, tumescent liposuction, and tumorigenesis. A closer look at these advances is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perez
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000639:trends; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*