Services & Specialties

Medical Dermatology

Treatment for diseases and disorders of the skin as well as the hair and nails.

We treat a diverse range of conditions including:

• Acne
• Rashes
• Hair loss
• Precancerous lesions and moles
• Skin cancer

Acne

There are various types of acne including pimples, pustules, deep nodules and acne scarring.  Treatment options are available for all ranging from topical and oral medications to light therapy.  Please come in with current products and health history.

Hair Loss

If you're worried about the amount of hair that is falling out, give us a call. We can help you determine the cause and available treatment. The sooner you start treatment, the more effective the treatments will be.

See your dermatology office if you notice significant amount of hair loss when showering or brushing hair.  Hair loss after a life changing event or after changes in hormones.  Patches missing on scalp or other hair bearing areas.  Give us a call if you have these or other concerns about hair loss.

Precancerous Lesions and Moles

Actinic Keratosis:

The most common form of precancerous lesion.  Usually is a rough, scaly patch on your skin that develops from years of exposure to the sun. Treatment options include freezing by liquid nitrogen and light therapy for areas that have multiple lesions.

Precancerous moles:

Usually mole not uniform in color or shape or is new or changing that has capability to turn into melanoma. These should be checked out immediately. The following picture is an example of what to look for in a mole

Rashes

There are many types of rashes, its important to get in to the dermatologist when they’re new.

Skin Cancer

• Basal Cell Carcinoma
  The most common form of skin cancer.  Begins in lower part of the outer layer of skin and rarely metastasizes.  Often results from long term exposure to sunlight and tanning beds.
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  Common form of skin cancer that is found in tissues that form the middle and outer layers of the skin.  Most of the time results from prolonged exposure to sunlight or tanning beds.
• Malignant Melanoma
  The most dangerous form of skin cancer. Most melanoma cells still make melanin, so melanoma tumors are usually brown or black. But some melanomas do not make melanin and can appear pink, tan, or even white.  Melanomas can develop anywhere on the skin, but they are more likely to start on the trunk (chest and back) in men and on the legs in women.

Dermatological Services

We employ a variety of traditional and cutting edge treatments to best care for patient needs including:

• Screening
  As the saying goes – an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.  When it comes to your skin be proactive and the treatments are usually far less intensive.
• Surgical treatment of cancerous and non-cancerous lesions
  We employ the least invasive and most cost effective methods to give the best care to our patients.  
• Photodynamic therapy
  Used for treatment of pre-cancerous lesions as well as some forms of superficial basal cell carcinoma
• Narrow-band UVB
  Used for treatment of psoriasis as well as a variety of other skin rashes
• Wound care
  Do you have a non-healing wound?  Please come see us.