Dermasurgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
- Dermasurgery in an emerging/alternate term for Dermatologic Surgery.
- Dermasurgery is defined by the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary (Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. [2]) as a branch of embalming that deals with the restoration of mutilated or destroyed features or members. Furthermore, the State of California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau defines an embalmer as one who uses dermasurgery or plastic art for restoring mutilated features. [3]