Mohs micrographic surgery for basal cell carcinoma: evaluation of the indication criteria and predictive factors for extensive subclinical spread.

Background: The incidence of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is rising and BCC treatment has an important impact on healthcare budget. Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) has the highest 5-year cure rate but is an expensive technique.

Objectives: To study the indication criteria for MMS, using a series of 1062 patients treated for facial BCCs between 1998 and 2011.

Do systemic antibiotics increase the survival of a full thickness graft on the nose?

Background: Full thickness grafts on the nose do not always heal without problems. Partial or entire necrosis of the graft is likely to lead to less favourable cosmetic results and prolonged wound care. No consensus exists as to the use of systemic antibiotics to increase the success rate of survival of a full thickness skin graft on the nose after non-melanoma skin cancer surgery.

A neonate with a giant congenital naevus: new treatment option with the erbium:YAG laser.

We report a neonate with a giant congenital naevus on the scalp, who was treated with the erbium:YAG laser when she was 9 days old. This treatment option proved to be a valuable alternative approach to this problem.