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Surgical and Oncological Dermatology

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Abstract

Cutaneous surgery has shifted into the focus of psychosomatic dermatology in recent years, particularly because of the increase in aesthetic surgical procedures.

Special Foci in Psychosomatic Surgery and Oncology

Cutaneous surgery

– Body dysmorphic disorder

– Indication in aesthetic dermatology

– Fear of operation

– Polysurgical addiction

– Münchhausen syndrome

– Wound healing

– Premedication

Oncology

– Fear in metastasizing tumor disease

– Quality of life in metastasizing tumor disease

– Interferon therapy: development of depression (comorbidity)

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(2009). Surgical and Oncological Dermatology. In: Clinical Management in Psychodermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34719-4_10

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