Psychological risks associated with appearance-altering procedures: issues "facing" cosmetic surgery.

There is a dynamic and fluid relationship between cosmetic surgery and psychology that requires careful and constant attention from the surgeon. Surgeons all desire a "short and sweet" checklist evaluation that tells them if it is safe for the patient to undergo an elective surgical procedure. Obviously, this is wishful thinking.

Treatment options for premalignant and malignant cutaneous tumors.

Whenever possible, surgical excision of skin cancers should be the gold standard of treatment. There are many considerations when choosing one treatment modality over another. These include the lesion's location, the surgeon's experience and comfort level, the patient's health status and their potential compliance, access to available technology, and economic considerations for the patient and the provider.

Intramuscular ketamine, midazolam, and glycopyrrolate for pediatric sedation in the emergency department.

Purpose: The safety and efficacy of a new sedation technique for children with facial injuries in the emergency department were prospectively evaluated.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-seven children between the ages of 12 months and 7 years old who required sedation for minor surgical procedures were administered an intramuscular injection of ketamine (3 mg/kg), midazolam (0.05 mg/kg), and glycopyrrolate (0.

Utility of capnography in predicting venous carbon dioxide partial pressure in sedated patients during outpatient oral surgery.

Twelve ASA class I patients scheduled for removal of third molars under intravenous sedation were included in the study. Samples for venous blood gas analysis were drawn every 5 minutes and the venous partial pressure of carbon dioxide was compared to the end-tidal CO2 recorded from a modified nasal cannula at the same time the samples were drawn. Correlation analysis was performed using the Pearson correlation coefficient.