This procedure takes a sample of skin from your body. We do this to study skin cells for signs of disease. We also use it to remove suspicious growths. There are three main types of skin biopsies. Let's look at each one.
This procedure uses laser light to destroy hair follicles in the skin, permanently reducing or eliminating unwanted hair. It can be used to selectively treat any area of the body, with the exception of the skin around the eyes. Results may vary depending on the patient's skin color and hair type.
This simple procedure uses a laser to destroy the fungus that has infected one or more toenails (or, less commonly, fingernails). The laser only destroys the fungus. It doesn't harm your nails or the tissue around them.
This is a laser treatment for your skin. It removes thin layers of your skin's surface and causes new skin to grow. It can treat wrinkles, scars, uneven skin tone and other problems.
This is a laser treatment for your skin. It sends heat into the skin's middle layer, called the "dermis." It tightens this layer and stimulates the growth of collagen. That's a protein that gives your skin its strength and structure. Laser resurfacing can treat wrinkles, scars and other skin problems.
During this quick and painless procedure, laser light is used to penetrate the skin and reduce or eliminate the appearance of spider veins.
This treatment rejuvenates the skin of your face. It helps the appearance of deep wrinkles and scars. It can also help blotchy skin, sun-damaged skin, and precancerous growths.
The Pulsed Dye Laser is a technology for removing warts from feet. It is relatively painless, and requires only local anesthesia with no incision. This procedure treats the wart without leaving an open wound or affecting the surrounding skin.
This treatment uses laser light to break up a tattoo's ink. It gets rid of a tattoo without the need for surgery.
This treatment rejuvenates the skin of your face. It helps the appearance of fine wrinkles, acne, blotchy skin and dryness.
This treatment rejuvenates the skin of your face. It helps the appearance of wrinkles, scars and blotchy skin.
This non-invasive outpatient procedure uses a topical, light-activated medication to reduce or eliminate acne. It can improve the appearance of acne scars.
This non-invasive outpatient procedure uses a topical, light-activated medication to eliminate precancerous lesions of the skin. PDT can also help rejuvenate the skin, softening the appearance of wrinkles and scars.
This minimally-invasive outpatient procedure uses a foam solution to shrink and close varicose veins. The foam is injected into the target veins through a catheter, leaving surrounding tissues unaffected.
This minimally-invasive outpatient procedure, which takes less than 45 minutes to perform, uses laser light to shrink and close varicose veins. The laser is inserted into the target veins through a catheter, leaving surrounding tissues unaffected.
This non-invasive, outpatient procedure uses an injectable foam solution to treat spider veins and varicose veins. In some cases, ultrasound may be used to guide the injection.
This is a surgery for skin cancer. With this technique, the surgeon carefully studies tissue as it is removed to make sure no cancer cells are left behind. It's often used for cancers of the face and neck. It can be good for cancers that are rare or aggressive.
This non-invasive, outpatient procedure uses a mild chemical solution, called a sclerosant, to treat spider veins and varicose veins. In some cases, ultrasound may be used to guide the injection.
This procedure is used to replace large areas of damaged skin, often in cases where a patient has suffered severe burns. The technique uses sheets of skin harvested from other parts of the patient's body to cover the damaged areas and promote the growth of replacement skin cells.
This outpatient procedure is used to remove small lesions or growths on the skin. It is commonly used to treat benign growths, precancerous tissues, and less-severe cancers.
This outpatient procedure uses liquid nitrogen, a freezing agent, to remove small lesions or growths on the skin. It is commonly used to treat benign growths, precancerous tissues, and less-severe cancers.
EVLT is a procedure that uses laser heat to treat varicose veins. Read on to learn what you can expect before, during, and after this treatment.
Venous thrombolytic therapy is a treatment that uses medicine to dissolve a blood clot in a vein in your arm or leg. Here's what you need to know about this procedure.
The most common way to treat spider and small varicose veins is sclerotherapy.
You stand the best chance of controlling your acne if you follow your treatment plan. Acne often takes months to improve, not days or weeks.
A detailed look at methods for treating warts. To get rid of your warts, your healthcare provider may need to try more than 1 type of treatment.
A helpful, step-by-step guide to doing a monthly skin check and tracking any changes in your moles.
Learn more about rosacea treatment, from medicine and eye drops to helpful skin care tips.
Here are tips to help you care for yourself when you have atopic dermatitis.
The success of your medical treatment depends on you. When your healthcare provider gives you a treatment plan, ask when you should expect to see results. Then, follow your plan. Here are some additional self-care tips.
Follow these instructions to control itching and manage symptoms if you've come in contact with the sap oil contained in poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac plants.
Information on surgery as a treatment choice for varicose veins.
You have been diagnosed with cellulitis. This is an infection in the deepest layer of the skin and tissue beneath the skin. In some cases, the infection also affects the muscle. Cellulitis is caused by bacteria. Read on to learn how to take care of yourself at home.
You had a procedure in which your varicose veins were surgically removed. Here's what you can do following surgery to help with your recovery.
