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Title: Neonatal hemangiomatosis.(Clinical Snapshot)(Author abstract)
Author: Laura Yousenasna
Publication: Dermatology Nursing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 19Issue: 1Page: 86(1)

Article Type: Author abstract

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This book deals with a new laser technology which is particularly suited to removal of skin blemishes and benign lesions about the face, trunk and limbs. Since the technology changes rapidly and pulse dye lasers are the newest and most controllable modality available, they allow precise control of depth of incision and tissue damage. The clinical experience and research data in this book derive from the Laser Center at Boston University, USA, which is recognized worldwide. ... Read more

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The naevus, or birthmark, is a physical defect which is compounded by a psychological burden on the sufferer, and has presented a major problem to the plastic and reconstructive surgeon and dermatologist for many years. The development of the medical laser in the early 1960s gave the clinician a new tool with which to treat these disturbing and distressing skin lesions. Dr Toshio Ohshiro, a pioneer of the application of the laser in dermatology and plastic surgery, has drawn on his years of experience in treating over 19000 cases of naevi with surgical laser and other methodologies, together with a further 10000 cases in which he has used laser therapy either on its own or with laser surgery, to put together a comprehensive introductory volume to this growing clinical application of the laser. The book first reviews the history and clinical basics of naevi, in both treatment- and aetiology-related groups; the anatomy and physiology of skin and its appendages; the basic physics of light and lasers; the laser/tissue interaction on which laser treatment for naevi depends; wound healing; wound care; and the doctor/patient relationship. The author then discusses his Total Treatment Concept by which all the above facets are combined in a comfortable and safe clinical environment, to effect an individualized treatment regimen on a patient-by-patient basis, leading to successful physical and psychological care of the naevus patient as shown in the final full colour section. Designed primarily to provide a comprehensive basic grounding in dermatology and plastic surgery, the book, which is well-illustrated with drawings, black and white and colour photographs, will appeal to a large range of readers including medical professionals and the medical student. Related titles from Wiley include: Low Level Laser Therapy: A Practical Introdution by T. Ohshiro and R. G. Calderhead Low Reactive Level Laser Therapy: Practical Applications by T. Ohshiro ... Read more

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Birthmarks, the most benign tumors in infancy, are rarely dangerous but often cause much distress to both patients and their parents.This book brings together information from all the specialties involved in the management of birthmarks and provides a thorough description of their classification. Contributors discuss recent advances in vascular research such as laser coagulation, orysurgery, and localized embolization in terms of their applications to diagnosis and therapy. The work's centralization of knowledge and experience will benefit dermatologists, pediatricians, general practitioners, and plastic surgeons. ... Read more

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Attractive and successful, Joie Davidow presents a confident face to the world. But her carefully applied makeup conceals a secret she has kept for decades. She was born with a port-wine stain, a purple mark that covers most of the left side of her face, including her eye. Tormented as a child, shunned as a teenager, she thought of herself as deformed and ugly until, in her second year of college, she discovered cosmetics that would allow her to hide the mark on her face. She learned to paint on a mask that made her appear normal, if not downright beautiful. Suddenly she was no longer “the girl with the big purple mark.” Behind the mask she was safe, protected from the astonished eyes and unkind remarks of strangers. Her deception was her freedom, but it was also her imprisonment, a threat that never left her. For most of her life she feared that a hot, humid day, a strong wind, an errant tear, or even a fervent embrace would destroy the face she had so painstakingly created, revealing her shameful secret.

While hiding behind the mask, she became a newspaper editor, then a magazine publisher. She sat front and center at runway shows in Paris, London, Milan, and New York. She was an authority on all things glamorous, appearing frequently on television. But alone at night, she washed her face and saw a disfigured woman in the mirror.

Marked for Life chronicles Joie’s coming of age with a facial difference and a family who tried to deal with the purple mark by denying its existence. It is the story of Joie’s search for a man whose love she could trust despite her marked face, and her passion for the man who loved and accepted her.

It is the story of how she refused to be defined by the stain that disfigured her and how, finally, she came to realize that, despite being “marked for life,” she is really just another face in the crowd, no different from anyone else.

Written with honesty, wit, and a true storyteller’s gift, this book will resonate with all of us who have at times felt that we, too, were secretly markedand somehow different from the rest of the world. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (13)

WARNING!! ADULT CONTENT
This is a good book but there is absolutely no warning that there is any Adult content included in the book.It was not neccessary to tell us this info.My daughter was born with a birthmark on her face and I was looking for books about adults or older children living with birthmarks and how it may have hindered their life.Not something I would reccommend to others.

A very good memoir..
I thought, sometimes, that this memoir got long winded--but I stuck with it and finished it. I think the beginning and the end were the best parts of this book. I had picked up this book years ago--got rid of it, I believe, and not too long ago bought it on Amazon's Marketplace. I have also looked up the author on google and found out that Joie has a web page..that offers support to people that have port wine stains--as she does.

Brave and richly-textured memoir
As others have observed, this is a hard book to put down, and worthy of your attention. I happened to be doing research on the lives of people born with birthmarks, but I got much more than I bargained for in this book. In short, Joie Davidow is someone I admire and not merely because of her courage -- she's quite a writer. Highly recommended.

Port Wine Stained
Who would imagine that a memoir about a rare form of birthmark commonly referred to as a "port wine" mark would be impossible to put down?Joie Davidow's lover during college chose her over a "certified genius" girlfriend from his hometown.Joie Davidow may not be "certified," but she certainly demonstrates creative genius.In writing about the stigma of growing up with a dark purple "handprint" over half her face, Ms. Davidow also manages to mirror the larger "print" of civilization and its consideration of who passes the "test" for perfection.For example, Ms. Davidow, then a young teen who hates being asked, "What happened to you?" asks an elderly woman why she has a number tatooed onto her arm.The book tells about growing up Jewish in a small mostly non-Jewish town where one isn't to make a "big deal" over anything, including the purple mark; what this means is that she is not to show her feelings about anything.When she first falls in love, her father makes that a very big deal.He (...) stops speaking to his young and rather innocent daughter (other than to insult her), another "mark for life" in terms of her relationships with men.Her training as a singer is also fascinating.If all of this sounds rather heavy and intense, the reader should know that Ms. Davidow has a wonderful and subtle sense of humor.Her writing sings.

Interesting and Entertaining
Ms. Davidow is an avid storyteller who has bared her soul to allow us the opportunity to examine the life of someone living with a port wine stain.The birthmark is secondary to the obstacles that probably faced many Jewish women growing up where she did and when she did.I applaud her for her honesty and trust. As someone who has also grown up with birthmarks I can appreciate the pain she has felt, the stares she has endured, and the longing to "be normal" that is evident in her story.

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Advocating changes in the practice of modern medicine that will foster cooperation and compassion between physician and patient, a young doctor tells how her serious illness shortly after leaving medical school forced her to reevaluate contemporary medical care. Tour. ... Read more

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Read this book, doctor or patient.
My neurologist gave me his copy of this book to read before I had brain surgery 13 years ago. He was a classmate of Dr. Heymann at Harvard Medical School, and informed me that the book is required reading for medical students at Harvard.

The story begins when Dr. Heymann experiences a seizure just after graduating from Medical School at Harvard. Despite her own medical training, she finds herself in a completely new world as she and her husband, also a doctor, struggle to find out what has happened to her. As a patient, she finds out what it means to be kept in the dark about your condition.

Not only does she offer her well written personal story of frustration and perserverance, but she provides top notch advice to patients and doctors on how to effectively work together in the best interest of the patient.

I found it to be extremely helpful as someone diagnosed with epilepsy myself who was considering seizure surgery. Now, thirteen years later, I can apply the same principals to the doctors with whom I must cooperate because I now have cancer. The principal of "Equal Partners" is crucial to establishing an effective course of action in any health care crisis.

A must read for humanity
Anyone who uses the American health care system or works in it should read this book. This story of a Harvard doctor with a brain tumor shows why there is so much needless suffering within our health care system. It's not going to start getting better unless we all look at the problem and do our part to fix it.

Medicine from the inside, and it's not pretty
Despite its bland title this is a harrowing expose of the relationship between doctors, hospitals and patients. It's also a moving personal story about catastrophe, agonizing recovery and adjustment.

A week after graduating with honors from Harvard Medical School, Heymann suffered a severe seizure and was rushed to the emergency room. Awakening with no memory of the event, she found her arms and legs strapped to a hard slab. Unable to move, surrounded by strangers, she was terrified and kept calling for her husband, wondering what "they" had done to him. No one answered her cries.

And this was only the beginning. As Heymann describes the nightmare of awaiting diagnosis, clinging to the stoicism she learned as a medical student -good patients are quiet patients - she begins to understand that hospitals are constructed around the convenience of the professionals. She reflects on the small things that might ease a patient's anxiety - knowledge mostly. Explanations about what is happening and what they can expect of themselves on release.

Heymann had bled into her brain and surgery was recommended. The operation was botched, through medical oversight, but Heymann's anger about this is less than her anger at the lies, evasions and brush-offs which follow. After numerous conflicting reports, her doctor tells her the hemangioma had all been removed. But one of the books most chilling passages comes later. The pathologist's study concluded that her hemangioma had not been removed. Her doctor never informed her of this report (she does not say how she learned of it).

Discharged after surgery, Heymann is so weak that watching television is too taxing and caring for her toddler son is impossible. No one was prepared for the sort of care she would need. And Heymann herself refuses to compromise her ambitions. She believes strongly that meaning in life comes from helping others. She and her husband (also a doctor) had always intended to work in a clinic in a third world country. They also want a second child.

So she embarks on her grueling internship as soon as possible, terrified of the seizures which may wreck her career. Numerous heart-tugging case histories are interspersed with her own halting progress. Explaining procedures and home care to her patients, she shows how the frightened "difficult" patients are calmed and easier to treat when given a modicum of understanding.

This well-written, moving and deeply scary memoir should be widely read but probably won't be. In a letter Heymann wrote to the New England Journal of Medicine protesting prejudice against people with seizures she described herself as "a physician who has both treated patients with seizures and lived with seizures." The Journalremoved only four words. "They would not print that I had lived with seizures, only that I had treated others." ... Read more