Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]
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Counterfeit medical devices and injectables have recently garnered interest in the field of aesthetics. Unlike their original counterparts, these counterfeit products have neither been tested nor verified using certified quality control measures. ⋯ Counterfeit medical devices and injectables are not uncommonly encountered. Overall, practitioners believe counterfeits are endangering patient safety and result in adverse events and think that either stricter rules and regulations or better enforcement of existing regulations is necessary.
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The increased use of Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) to treat melanoma has been accompanied by wide variations in practice patterns and a lack of best practice guidelines. ⋯ Over half of surveyed Mohs surgeons treating melanoma with MMS are treating early invasive melanoma with MMS. Most Mohs surgeons treating melanoma with MMS debulk MIS and virtually all use MART-1 when excising invasive melanoma with MMS.