Medical Therapies

Laser Treatment for Fungal Nails

Laser treatment for fungal nails, also known as laser therapy or laser nail therapy, is a non-invasive procedure used to treat onychomycosis, a fungal infection of the nails. This treatment involves the use of a specialized medical laser that emits a concentrated beam of light onto the affected nails. The laser works by penetrating the nail plate and targeting the fungus that resides underneath it. The heat generated by the laser effectively kills the fungal organisms, disrupting their growth and ultimately leading to the elimination of the infection.

Accutane: Weighing Real Risks and Real Benefits

Isotretinoin has dramatically changed all that. Over the last two decades, millions of people all over the world have successfully and safely used isotretinoin to clear their resistant acne. Perhaps more importantly, isotretinoin has converted thousands of reclusive and very unhappy patients with unsightly faces, into clear-skinned and self-confident individuals.

BOTOX® for Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating)

Hyperhidrosis is a condition of excessive sweating that usually involves the sweat glands of the hands, feet and underarms.

Cantharone Treatment of Warts and Molluscum Contagiosum

Molluscum contagiosum is a viral infection caused by a virus from the poxvirus family. The lesions appear as round, dome-shaped, pink, waxy papules (solid bumps) on the skin.

Consultation on Lodose Isotretinoin

Lodose Isotretinoin is a therapy plan where very low doses of the medicine are given for long periods of time. Because so little medicine is used, there are rarely any side-effects such as dryness or skin irritation. It is important to remember that this use is considered off-label.

JAK inhibitor cream for Vitiligo and Alopecia

Ruxolitinib is an oral medicine used to treat blood cell problems. Tofacitinib is an oral medicine used to treat arthritic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. They are both in the JANUS kinase (JAK) inhibitor family.

Liquid Injectable Silicone and Facial Lipoatrophy

Lipoatrophy is the loss of fat from body parts and facial lipoatrophy is the loss of fat in the face with no similar loss of fat in arms and upper part of trunk. One of the most common causes for facial lipoatrophy is anti-HIV treatment.

Narrowband UVB Phototherapy-Light Therapy

Phototherapy or light therapy involves regular, but brief exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light with specially designed light emitting equipment.

Options for the Treatment of Hyperhidrosis

Hyperhidrosis is a condition where there is excessive sweating without provocation. We normally sweat when we are nervous or stressed, but this slows down or stops when we become calm.

Permanent Depigmentation for Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a skin condition that causes depigmented patches on any part of the body. The melanin pigment (produced by melanocytes which are responsible for color of skin) may be destroyed in vitiligo affected patients

Platelet-Rich Plasma for Alopecia Areata and Telogen Effluvium

Alopecia Areata and Telogen Effluvium are reversible types of hair-loss induced by inflammation. It has now been shown that these entities improved more with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) than with injected cortisone

Pseudocatalase Therapy for Vitiligo

Pseudocatalase is a synthetic topical cream used in the treatment of vitiligo

Staged CO2 Laser Marsupialization For Hidradenitis Suppurativa

We offer staged CO2 laser marsupialization surgery to treat persistent individual lesions of Hidradenitis Suppurativa, as well as the interconnected paths and scarring masses.

Spironolactone Therapy for Recalcitrant Acne

Acne is a skin condition which causes whiteheads, blackheads, and inflamed red lesions to form on the skin. Recalcitrant acne is a condition where acne does not respond to any of the common treatments.

Squaric Acid Therapy for Alopecia

Alopecia is the loss of hair. There are two types of alopecia, alopecia areata and androgenic alopecia.

Squaric Acid Therapy for Warts

Squaric acid dibutyl ester, commonly called squaric acid, is used to treat warts in children. Squaric acid is a very dilute liquid that causes a mild allergic reaction in the skin.

Therapy for Keloids with Immunomodulators

Keloids are excessive growths of scar tissue that form over areas of injury or surgical wounds.

Treatment with Isotretinoin for Severe or Unresponsive Acne

Acne is one of the common skin conditions that usually cause pimples. It affects both men and women and is more common in teenagers because of hormonal changes. Acne appears on the body parts where oil is secreted in larger quantities and is common on the face, back, neck, eyebrows, shoulders, and chest areas.

Understanding Off-label Use of Prescription Medicines

When a pharmaceutical company develops a new drug, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will approve it for one disease, called an indication. However, medicines have more than one effect.

Vitiligo Minigraft Surgery

Vitiligo is a skin condition of hypopigmentation causing development of light color patches or spots on the skin. Vitiligo may occur on all body parts but more often on hands, forearms, feet, and face.

Warts - Kissed Any Frogs Today?

Warts are harmless outgrowths on the skin caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) infection

Prurigo Nodularis (PN)

Prurigo means itch, and Nodularis means bump. This is a frustrating condition where patients itch in random spots and the itch drives them to scratch those areas.