Best Dermatologists Portsmouth Near Me

4worldlovers: The Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Dermatology Centre is located in a purpose-build, modern facility on the St Mary's Community Heath Campus, in block D (see figure 1). We also run our dermatology services at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Fareham Community Hospital and at Petersfield Community Hospital. We provide an expert consultant led service, although our patients benefit from a multidisciplinary team approach, allowing them to receive the most appropriate care to meet their needs.

Treatments for skin conditions are very varied, and includes creams, dressings, day treatments and specialised light therapies (figure 2), tablet medications, newer biological agents and, rarely, admission to hospital. We also carry out a significant amount of surgery under local anaesthetic, principally for the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer. Our skin cancer service is monitored by weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings to ensure best possible outcomes for our patients.

Figure 2: Our Day Treatment Room and our Phototherapy (UV) machines allow us to see and treat many patients with various skin problems

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 (Figure 3) 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.

To aid management of our Dermatology patients we often rely on the talented QA Medical Photography and Illustration team, who work alongside us with a fully equipped specialist room within our department which helps good image taking (Figure 4). Please note you may be asked for your consent to have a photograph taken of your skin problem when you attend your appointment, to aid your treatment and follow-up.

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:

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.

We do not do cosmetic work and will not remove benign moles or cysts for example. We have no laser facilities (the closest NHS provider of lasers is at Salisbury Hospital: http://salisburylaserclinic.org.uk/). We are not commissioned to treat warts or molluscum contagiosum, or other benign conditions.

For information on skin conditions that you might find useful please have a look at the following websites:

The British Association of Dermatology (BAD) website has a good range of information leaflets about diseases and medications that are commonly dealt with in UK NHS practice: https://www.bad.org.uk/for-the-public/patient-information-leaflets

The BAD also has a related Skin Health Info website, designed for supporting those with skin issues, finding help groups and advice regarding skin care: https://www.skinhealthinfo.org.uk/

The New Zealand Dermatologists' website also have an excellent website with leaflets and also a good collection of photographs of various skin conditions: https://dermnetnz.org/

Changing Faces Camouflage Service website which patients can self-refer to, via their website: https://www.changingfaces.org.uk/skin-camouflage

We are on the St Mary's Community Health Campus - our department is in BLOCK D.

Please note we are not based in the St Mary’s Treatment Centre - they are a different company who provide some dermatology services (they were called Care UK, now called Practice Plus). Please contact them on 0333 200 1822 or 0330 058 1813. Their website is www.portsmouthsurgicalcentre.nhs.uk/nhs

There is a car park which can get very busy, so consider being dropped off for your visit.

Car park payment: You pay on exiting at the pay machines by the St Mary's Main Entrance (not at Dermatology). The system is based on number plate recognition and will charge you for the length of time stayed. There are dispensations for disabled badge holders. Parking is also available at Fratton Football Club, again requires payment. Street parking is busy and not recommended.