RT Book, Section A1 Lumbang, Wilfred A. A1 Scharf, Meghan A1 Stasko, Thomas A2 Avram, Marc R. A2 Avram, Mathew M. A2 Ratner, Désirée SR Print(0) ID 1175090786 T1 Hemostasis T2 Procedural Dermatology YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071795067 LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175090786 RD 2024/03/28 AB Management of bleeding is fundamentally important in any surgical procedure. Historically, surgeons applied boiling oil solution and soothing balms to detoxify and cauterize wounds. It was in the sixteenth century that the French surgeon, Ambroise Paré, revolutionized the practice of surgery by introducing the use of vascular ligatures to control bleeding in amputations, sucking chest wounds and chronic ulcers.1 The fields of medicine and surgery have undergone significant transformation since then. Dermatologic surgeons have become more cognizant of hemostasis because they now perform invasive office-based procedures, often on patients with complicated medical histories. Adequate control of bleeding during these procedures is vital to achieving optimal outcomes. The overall safety of dermatologic surgery is well established, but complications do arise and are often attributable to bleeding.