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What is dermatology?
Dermatology is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of skin diseases. |
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| Synonyms: The specialty is also known as cutaneous medicine and surgery. Some physicians specializing in the field may refer to the specialty as diseases of the skin. |
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Specialty training: Dermatologists are licensed physicians who have completed specialists' training at approved institutions.
Dr. Lawrence Charles Parish received his M.D. degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and completed an internship at the Philadelphia General Hospital. His three-year dermatology training was taken at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Jennifer L. Parish graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and took her internship at Rush Medical Center in Chicago. She completed her three-year dermatology training at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans.
Both Dr. Lawrence Charles Parish and Doctor Jennifer L. Parish are Diplomats of the American Board of Dermatology, Inc. They are also on the Professorial Faculty of Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. | |
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| Medical, Cosmetic, and Surgical Dermatology: Parish Dermatology provides a full range of dermatologic care. |
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Medical Dermatology comprises the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases of the skin, hair, and nails in patients of all age groups - pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.
Patients often refer to redness and itching as eczema. This is more properly termed atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis (including poison ivy dermatitis), neurodermatitis, or nummular dermatitis. Additional conditions of concern may be vitiligo (loss of skin pigment). keloids (overhealing skin), and seborrheic dermatitis (dandruff), each of which may be worrisome but each can be treated.
Other common skin diseases seen in Philadelphia include acne, seborrheic dermatitis, and psoriasis, but this does not mean that the physicians at Parish Dermatology do not have an interest in skin infections due to bacteria. such as folliculitis, impetigo, or pyoderma, or to viruses, such as herpes simplex (cold sores), herpes zoster (shingles), or verrucae (warts).
Fungal infections are fairly common in Philadelphia and include candidosis (yeast infection), tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp), and tinea pedis (athelete's feet). Tinea versicolor, as well as onychomyosis (fungal infection of the nails), occurs regularly in the Delaware Valley, as do scabies and pediculosis. Various types of hair loss, better termed alopecia, are frequently diagnosed and treated.
Both Doctors have special interests in wound healing, such as stasis ulcers, pyoderma gangrenosum, and decubitus ulcers. Whereas Dr. Lawrence Charles Parish has paid attention to tropical dermatology, Dr. Jennifer L. Parish has also focused on woman's dermatology. |
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Cosmetic Dermatology includes a number of procedures so that the patient can be 'lookin' good.' These range from soft tissue augmentation (using fillers to correct acne scars or aging to lines) to sclerotherapy (diminishing unsightly veins on the legs.) Scars from chickenpox or trauma often can be corrected, while aging lines on the forehead are often lessened by Botox® injections |
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| Some of the procedures performed at Parish Dermatology include: |
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• Botox® injections
• Peels
o Aquaglycolic peel
o Trichloracetic peel
• Sclerotherapy
• Soft tissue augmentation
o Restylane®
o Zyderm®
o Zyplast® | |
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| Surgical Dermatology involves the treatment of skin disease through surgical means. This can involve excising (cutting away the diseased area), electrodestruction (using electricity to destroy the diseased area), or cryosurgery (using liquid nitrogen to freeze the diseased areas. |
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| Parish Dermatology has the knowledge and training to diagnose many skin lesions that may need removal. More extensive skin cancers may require Mohs micrographic surgery, which is performed by Dr. Jennifer L. Parish. |
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| Some of the lesions that might require surgery include: |
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• Benign
o Keratinous cyst (wen)
o Melanocyctic nevus (mole)
o Molluscum contagiosum
o Seborrheic keratosis (old age mark)
o Verruca (wart)
• Premalignant
o Actinic keratosis (sun spot)
o Bowen’s disease (pre-skin cancer)
• Malignant
o Basal cell carcinoma
o Melanoma
o Squamous call carcinoma | | |
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| Questions: Please call our office at 215.563.8333. The staff at Parish Dermatology will be glad to help you. |
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