Preventing Future Problems

Dermatologists are a great resource for learning how to prevent skin, hair and nail concerns. They can teach you how to protect yourself from the sun to avoid skin cancer, caution you about hairstyles that can contribute to hair loss and advise you...

Your Dermatologist's Training

After earning their medical degree and completing an internship, dermatologists receive three more years of specialty training, becoming experts dedicated to skin, hair and nails. Many dermatologists have general practices and see patients with all...

There Are Thousands of Reasons to See a Dermatologist

Even if you've been to a dermatologist before, you may not know about the thousands of ways this medical specialist can improve and maintain your skin's health. Your dermatologist's eyes are uniquely trained to analyze your skin. They can spot poten...

Specialist Medical Care for the Life of Your Skin

Your skin is your body's largest organ and it works non-stop taking care of you. It protects your other organs, warms you up and cools you down, and reflects how healthy you are inside. For all it does for you, your skin deserves the expert care of a...

Training programme in Australia

An Australian specialist dermatologist will have completed 4-6 years of medical school (depending on institution), one medical intern|internship year and at least one year of general medical or surgical service in the public hospital system, prior ...

Residency training program in North America

A minimum of 12 years of college and post graduate training is required to become a dermatologist in the United States and Canada. This includes graduation from a 4-year college where they will take Pre-Medicine, then a 4-year medical school follow...

Training program in India

To be a dermatologist in India, a minimum of 2 years (for diploma ) or 3 years (for MD) of training is required after graduation from medical school and medical intern|internship. The period involves rigorous training in all aspects of general derma...

Training programs

A minimum of 12 years of college and post graduate training is required to become a dermatologist in the United States and Canada. This includes graduation from a 4-year college where they will take Pre-Medicine, then a 4-year medical school follow...

Surgical therapies

Surgical intervention by a Dermatologic Surgeon|dermatologic surgeon may be necessary, for example, to treat varicose veins or skin cancer. Varicose veins can be treated with sclerotherapy (injecting an agent that obliterates the vein) or the long-p...

Psychodermatology and hypnodermatology

{{main|Psychodermatology|Hypnodermatology}} Psychodermatology and hypnodermatology involve using hypnosis in combination with other pseudo-psychological therapies to treat skin disorders. ...

Topical medications

Topical medications treat many dermatological diseases, but dermatologists also use oral medications. Antibiotics and Immunosuppressant|immune suppressants or immunostimulator|immune enhancing agents (injection immunotherapy or topical imiquimod) fo...

Photomedicine

Photomedicine involves the use of ultraviolet light, often in combination with oral or topical agents, to treat skin disease (e.g., psoriasis or mycosis fungoides). ...

Biopsy

If the diagnosis is uncertain or a cutaneous malignancy is suspected, the dermatologic surgeon may perform a small punch biopsy (using a local anesthetic) for examination under the microscope by the dermatologist who is a trained dermatopathology|de...

Therapy

Topical medications treat many dermatological diseases, but dermatologists also use oral medications. Antibiotics and Immunosuppressant|immune suppressants or immunostimulator|immune enhancing agents (injection immunotherapy or topical imiquimod) fo...

Physical examination

Dermatology has the obvious benefit of having easy access to tissue for diagnosis. Physical examination is generally done under bright light and preferably involves the whole body. At this stage, the doctor may apply Wood's light, which may aid in...