RT Book, Section A1 Nguyen, Bichchau M. A1 Schmults, Chrysalyne D. A2 Avram, Marc R. A2 Avram, Mathew M. A2 Ratner, Désirée SR Print(0) ID 1175089775 T1 Preoperative Evaluation T2 Procedural Dermatology YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071795067 LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175089775 RD 2024/09/08 AB Preoperative evaluation of patients undergoing cutaneous surgery serves multiple purposes: (1) it provides patients and physicians with the opportunity to discuss pertinent risks, benefits, and alternatives for the planned procedure; (2) to identify significant patient, lesion, or surgical factors that could increase the risk of complications; and (3) to plan care so as to mitigate identified risk factors.