Cutaneous Cryosurgery is an invaluable practical guide for the management of benign, premalignant, and malignant skin lesions. The book provides practitioners with all the information needed to add cryosurgery to their surgical repertoire. For practitioners already using cryosurgery, many pearls are provided to expand the use of cryosurgery for new

Richard P. Usatine, MD, FAAFP is a professor of dermatology and cutaneous surgery, family and community medicine, and medical director of the Skin Clinic at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.

Daniel L. Stulberg, MD, FAAFP, is a professor of family and community medicine and director of preceptorship programs at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA.

Graham B. Colver, BM, BCh, MA, DM, MRCP, FRCP(Ed), is a consultant dermatologist at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

Introduction: History, Biology, Physics, and Cryogens. Use in Clinical Practice. Liquid Nitrogen Equipment. Equipment for Other Agents. Techniques. Preparation, Consent, Documentation, and Aftercare. Evidence for Cryosurgery in Practice. Benign Lesions. Premalignant Lesions. Malignant Lesions. Side Effects and Complications. Appendix A: Coding and Billing Pearls. Appendix B: Methods of Learning. Appendix C: Dermoscopy.