We offer a selection of procedures with favorable risk-benefit profiles for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. They are all performed in the office after adequate consultation and careful planning. With every procedure we seek to obtain satisfactory results within a reasonable time frame, with emphasis on aesthetic outcome where relevant.
Cold steel surgery is the best method for complete removal and optimal pathological examination of skin tumors (excisional biopsy), e.g. suspicious moles and other growths and spots suspected for non-melanoma skin cancer.
Carbon dioxide laser surgery is a sophiscated method to remove small skin tumors with less risk of scarring than conventional surgery, especially for superficial tumors like seborrheic keratosis. A tissue sample can be taken for pathological examination during the procedure to rule out malignancy. Resurfacing with this laser treats precancerous conditions such as actinic keratosis and improves skin discolorations and surface irregularities.
Chemical peels can provide a cure for intractable acne. Especially in combination with topical treatments, they improve acne scarring and photoaged skin.
Nd:YAG laser is a versatile laser. It is used to treat broken vessels accompanying rosacea and varicosis, skin infections like warts and nail fungus, and as a hair removal laser for dark and tanned skin.
skin surgery, other in-office procedures
Alexandrite laser is a color-selective laser for improving photodamaged skin with brown spots and and hair removal.
*Laser hair removal is performed by doctors for treating medical conditions like hirsuitism (masculine hair growth) in PCOS.
Manual liposuction is a method to remove a lipoma via a minimal incision. Cytological examination of aspirated material is possible to rule out malignancy.
Expression via a microincision of a sebaceous cyst or an atheroma is less invasive than surgical excision and often just as effective.
Subcision is a technique to flatten skin depressions, like large pitted acne or chicken pox scars on the face, by cutting adhesion of the skin surface to deeper layers with hypodermic needles.
Botox and fillers (mainly hyaluronic acid) are injections to attenuate signs of (premature) aging.
Intralesional injection is directly injecting an active drug into the affected skin area (lesion) to treat warts, keloids, etc.