title: Antique, archaic and arcane dermatologic instrumentation and armamentarium.
abstract: Numerous instruments and devices have been used by dermatologists, other physicians and lay practitioners through the ages to treat skin, hair, nails, venereal diseases, and fat. And there have often been overlaps among the antique, the arcane, the bogus, and the new.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1048, One East 100th Street, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Altchek
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic