The impact of these issues is quite pronounced in the day to day activities of the affected persons, and some of them can even lead to serious complications, including nerve damage and disfigurement of the body parts.
Timely diagnosis and treatment is the need of hour to cure these diseases, and we display eminent healthcare techniques in this regard. Health ailments like Leprosy should be treated with great care; else they can lead to deformities in the body parts, which can compromise the functionality as well. We use advanced diagnostic techniques and treatments to deal with these health issues effectively, and regain the lost body movements in the affected persons.
Various STDs, including the dermatology issues can lead to considerable changes in the skin texture and turn bothersome for the patients. We use the latest methods, like Dark Ground Microscopy, Wood’s Lamp Examination, Binocular Microscopy, Tissue and Fluid Smears, etc, to treat them efficiently, and restore normalcy in the patient’s life.
Our DVL department consists of the most experienced doctors and advanced infrastructure, to serve the patients effectively, and relieve them from these health ailments.
Mission and vision of Department
Mission
The mission of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania is to serve as a leading intellectual center for understanding and treating all aspects of skin and its diseases through excellence in patient care, education and research.
Vision
Our vision is to train future leaders in dermatology, whether in scientific investigation or patient care. The competitiveness of our residency program speaks to the commitment our faculty has to our residents and medical students.
SERVICES:
- PUVA therapy : Used in patients with psoriasis,vitiligo,skin carcinomas.
- Narrow band UVB therapy : Used in patients with psoriasis,vitiligo,chronicurticacia
- Cryotherapy : Used in patients with warts,molluscumcontagiosum,acne scars,keloids,skin tags, seborrboeic keeatoser mucoid cyst
- Chemical Peeling : Used in patients with acne,post acrehyperpigmentation, melasma,freckles,lentiginer,fine wrinkling,ageing
- I.P.L Laser : Used in patients with acne, for hair removal for pigmentary disorders for rejuvenation.
- Derma rollers with stem cell therapy for Androgenic alopecia.
- Radio frequency electorcautery : Used in conditions like warts,acrochordom /skin tags,molluscum contagiosum,syringomas, dermatosis papulosa nigra(DPN), seb keratoser,xanthelasma,xanthoma
- Iontophoresis : Used in hyper hydreosis of palms, soles and axillae
- Patch tests : Used in patients of allergic contact dermatitis
- Microdermabrasion : Used in patients with scarring,pigmentation disorders,wrinkles, sun damaged skin.
