Dermatology

Dermatologists treat patients with a wide variety of skin, hair and nail conditions.

We provide a range of treatments for skin conditions, including creams, dressings, day treatments and specialised light therapies, tablet medications, newer biological agents and, rarely, admission to hospital. We also carry out a significant amount of surgery under local anaesthetic, primarily for the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer.

Some forms of skin cancers such as basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma require surgical treatments. These range from small biopsies to large excisions and the more complex Mohs micrographic surgery. Most of this surgery is performed at Portsmouth Dermatology Centre at St Mary's but is also carried out at the community hospitals in Fareham, Gosport and Petersfield. Larger cases may be referred to our surgical colleagues who work at the Queen Alexandra Hospital.

Our clinics:

Our general Dermatology clinics run on a daily basis throughout the week for the management of conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, skin cancer, and other common conditions.

The specialist services run at the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Dermatology Centre are:

Acne treatments
Biological therapy
Contact dermatitis / patch testing
Connective tissue disorders
Day treatments, including dressings
Iontophoresis
Paediatric clinics
Phototherapy
Photodynamic therapy
Psoriasis clinic
Skin cancer clinics
Skin surgery
Mohs surgery
Vulval clinic

We also run combined clinics with the genitourinary physicians, gynaecologists, oncologists, paediatricians, plastic surgeons and rheumatologists. We are also in close contact with other clinical departments particularly maxillofacial, oculo-plastic and head & neck surgery.

Our department is a major dermatology teaching centre and therefore you may be seen by a Dermatology Specialist Registrar. You may also see other trainee doctors and nurses, pharmacists and medical students.

Please note, we do not do cosmetic work and will not remove benign moles or cysts. We have no laser facilities and are not commissioned to treat warts or other benign conditions.