Medical Dermatology
Prescribed Medical Care
This category includes medications prescribed as part of your office visit to improve your condition. Some of the commonly used medicines in our practice include: topical corticosteroids, topical antibiotics, topical retinoids, anti-histamines, anti-inflammatory, antibiotics, and the oral retinoids.
THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
As acne evolves and progresses, several different therapeutic procedures can aide improvement.
Acne in its smallest, most simplified form shows up on the skin as open or closed comedones, blackhead, and whitehead respectively. When these lesions evolve, they become inflamed papules. Larger acne papules can benefit from provider-administered therapeutic injections, where small amounts of corticosteroids are injected at the bedside.
Acne lesions can continue to grow into a more advanced skin lesion known as a cyst. Cysts can be injected therapeutically also. Besides therapeutic injection, sometimes minor surgeries be a therapeutic procedure that is used to remove cysts from the skin.
In other examples of skin disease such as plaques of eczema, psoriasis, and scarring, the patient may benefit from therapeutic injections. Benign nodules and growths also lend themselves to therapeutic excision, where the provider numbs the area with lidocaine and removes the lesion/ growth with a surgical scalpel. Some examples of benign lesions include skin tags, angiomas, lipomas, warts, cysts, keloids, and normal moles. These procedures are not billed through insurance and are offered as cosmetic procedures in our practice.
World’s Famous Dermatologist also uses a therapeutic procedure,
called cryotherapy, which dates back to 2500 BC, in which we use a cold temperature spray on the skin to achieve therapeutic improvement. Our provider uses cryotherapy to help patients recover from inflammatory acne and hyperpigmentation. We also use it to freeze small infections like warts, molluscum, and pre-cancers growths.
SPECIALIZED DERMATOLOGIC EXAM SKIN CANCER SCREENING
An annual skin cancer screen is one of the most important life-saving proce- dures that is performed at our office. This is especially true for patients with light-colored skin, red hair, green or blue eyes, and a history of sunburn. If this sounds like you, you have a higher risk of developing a pre-cancer or skin cancer in your lifetime and would benefit from an annual skin cancer screening. The World’s Famous Dermatologist providers examine your skin and its spots/moles in terms of their size, shape, color, how regular they appear, how they look compared to each other, and how they compare to other patients with your own skin type who have had challenges with skin cancer prevention. Our guests are very grateful when we make early detection of skin cancer to help keep them safe.
World's Famous Dermatologist
When You Should Visit a Dermatologist?
As the largest organ on your body, your skin is a great indicator of your current health. Skin acts as a wonderful barrier against bacteria and injury from small falls and accidents. It’s important to provide this organ with the same care and attention you would your other organs. A dermatologist has special training in treating the skin. A general practitioner cannot provide the same level of attention a Georgia dermatologist. Due to their training your Stockbridge & Lawrenceville dermatologist can diagnose any skin conditions early and provide any necessary treatment. We can also help you provide inevitable diseases in patients of all ages. If you have a chronic skin illness, we can help devise the best treatment plan to improve your quality of life.
World’s Famous Dermatologist proudly offers the following medical dermatology Stockbridge & Lawrenceville services to our patients:
- Acne
- Allergies and Hives
- Allergy Testing
- Bacterial Infection
- Cysts
- Dandruff
- Food Sensitivity Testing
- Folliculitis
- Fungal Infections
- Hair Loss
- Itching or Inflammation
- Itchy Scalp
- Moles or Skin Tags
- Warts
- Psoriasis
- Virtual Services
And More!
Allow World’s Famous Dermatologists to go over your unique needs with you today. Contact either our Stockbridge or Lawrenceville location. We have the superior knowledge you desire along with the advanced techniques and exceptional skin care products it takes to deliver comprehensive treatment to patients in Atlanta metropolitan area.