Liora · Conditions
The medical half of a dermatology practice
Cosmetic work is what a practice advertises. This is the other half of it — the diagnoses, the biopsies and the long-term conditions that are the reason to see a board-certified dermatologist rather than a clinic.
Conditions we treat, by area
Acne & rosacea
- Acne — Comedonal, inflammatory and cystic, in teenagers and in adults.
- Hormonal adult acne — Along the jaw and chin, often arriving for the first time in the thirties.
- Acne scarring — Boxcar, rolling and ice-pick scars, treated once the acne itself is quiet.
- Rosacea — Flushing, persistent redness, visible vessels and the bumps mistaken for acne.
- Perioral dermatitis — The rash around the mouth and nose that steroid creams make worse.
- Hidradenitis suppurativa — Painful recurrent nodules in the armpits and groin. Often undiagnosed for years.
Eczema & inflammatory skin
- Atopic dermatitis — Eczema in children and adults, including the hand and eyelid patterns.
- Contact dermatitis — Allergic and irritant, with patch testing when the trigger will not declare itself.
- Seborrheic dermatitis — Scalp, brows and the folds beside the nose.
- Psoriasis — Plaque, scalp, nail and inverse psoriasis, and the joint symptoms worth asking about.
- Lichen planus — Skin, mouth, nail and scalp involvement.
- Hives — Acute and chronic urticaria, and what is worth testing for.
- Dyshidrotic eczema — The deep itchy blisters on palms and soles.
Pigment & tone
- Melasma — Hormonal and sun-driven. Treatable, and the one that most needs a long view.
- Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation — The mark left behind after acne or injury, especially in deeper skin tones.
- Sun spots — Solar lentigines and the mottled background of years of exposure.
- Vitiligo — Diagnosis, treatment, and a frank conversation about what treatment can do.
- Keratosis pilaris — The rough bumps on the backs of the arms.
Growths & lesions
- Moles — Mapping, monitoring and removal, with dermoscopy rather than a glance.
- Actinic keratoses — Pre-cancerous rough patches, treated before they progress.
- Seborrheic keratoses — The harmless stuck-on growths that arrive from middle age.
- Cysts & lipomas — Removed under local anaesthetic in the office.
- Skin tags — Including the ones that catch on clothing and jewellery.
- Warts & molluscum — In adults and in children, treated at a pace a child will tolerate.
Skin cancer
- Full-body skin checks — Head to feet, including the scalp, the back and between the toes.
- Basal cell carcinoma — The most common skin cancer, and the most curable when caught early.
- Squamous cell carcinoma — Diagnosis, excision and onward referral where it is warranted.
- Melanoma — Dermoscopic assessment, biopsy, and fast routing when something looks wrong.
- Dysplastic naevi — Atypical moles: when to watch, when to take them off.
- Biopsy & excision — Shave, punch and excisional biopsy, performed in the office.
Hair & scalp
- Male and female pattern hair loss — Androgenetic alopecia, where starting earlier genuinely changes the outcome.
- Alopecia areata — Patchy autoimmune hair loss, in adults and in children.
- Telogen effluvium — The diffuse shed that follows illness, childbirth, surgery or crash dieting.
- Scarring alopecia — Including frontal fibrosing alopecia and CCCA. Time-critical to diagnose.
- Folliculitis — Of the scalp, beard and body.
Skin Checks
The appointment worth keeping
A full-body check takes fifteen minutes and is the single highest-value thing in dermatology. One in five Americans develops a skin cancer; found early, basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma are almost always curable, and the five-year survival for melanoma found before it reaches the lymph nodes is ninety-nine per cent.
Dermoscopy, not a glance
A hand-held magnifier with polarised light shows the pigment network under the surface. It is the difference between describing a mole and reading it.
Mapped and compared
Photographed and measured, so the question at your next visit is whether anything has changed rather than whether it looks worrying today.
Biopsied in the room
If something needs sampling it is done at the same visit under local anaesthetic, and we call you with the result rather than leaving you to chase it.
More conditions we treat
Nails
- Fungal nails — Confirmed before treating, because half of thickened nails are not fungal.
- Nail psoriasis — Pitting, ridging and separation from the bed.
- Pigmented nail streaks — Melanonychia, and the ones that need a biopsy rather than reassurance.
- Ingrown nails — Including the chemical and surgical options for the ones that keep coming back.
Sweat, odour & infection
- Hyperhidrosis — Excessive sweating of the underarms, palms, soles and scalp.
- Shingles — Diagnosed and treated promptly, which is what decides the nerve pain afterwards.
- Cellulitis — And the conditions routinely mistaken for it.
- Tinea — Ringworm of the body, groin, feet and scalp.
- Cold sores — Suppression before laser or resurfacing, and treatment of outbreaks.
Children & newborns
- Infantile haemangiomas — Assessed early, because the window for treatment is narrow.
- Port-wine stains — Vascular birthmarks and the laser options for them.
- Cradle cap & diaper rash — Usually reassurance. Occasionally not, and telling them apart is the point.
- Childhood eczema — With a routine a parent can actually keep up.
- Birthmarks & congenital moles — Documented and followed as a child grows.
Skin of colour
- Keloid & hypertrophic scars — Treated with an eye to the scarring risk itself.
- Pseudofolliculitis barbae — Razor bumps and ingrown beard hairs in coarse or curly hair.
- Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia — Most common in Black women, and best treated early.
- Pigment disorders — Treated with protocols chosen for the skin type rather than adapted to it.
- Laser selection — The wavelength and setting matters more, not less, in deeper skin tones.
Where to Start
Most people arrive with a concern
Rather than a treatment in mind. That is the right way round — naming the diagnosis is the part that decides everything after it.
Simplified Billing
We accept almost all major insurance plans, and cash pay
Don’t see your plan? Call or message us and we will look into it for you. Cosmetic treatment can be paid over time through CareCredit or Cherry.