Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. It is estimated one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of their lifetime. Skin Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment at Penn Penn dermatologists diagnose and treat all forms of skin cancer,...
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Penn dermatologists provide comprehensive care for people with cutaneous sarcoidosis, a complex multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown cause. What is Cutaneous Sarcoidosis? Sarcoidosis causes inflammation in the form of granulomas, which can affect multiple organs. The immune system...
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Penn dermatologists provide comprehensive care for patients with psoriasis, a chronic, non-contagious, genetic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the skin. It is the most common autoimmune disease in the United States affecting approximately 7.5 million people. What is Psoriasis? Patients with...
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The Penn Dermatology Phototherapy Treatment Center offers state-of-the-art treatment for chronic or complex skin disorders, such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma or graft-versus-host disease and other light-responsive skin disorders. Penn Phototherapy...
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Photopheresis is a treatment in which a patient's own white blood cells are collected, then treated with a medication that is activated by ultraviolet light leading to beneficial modification of the diseased cells, which, at the conclusion of treatment, are returned to the patient. This...
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Few dermatologists in the country specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of nail disorders. Even fewer physicians in the world specialize in nail pathology. That's why it's important for patients to receive care for nail disorders from dermatologists who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment...
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Patients with skin cancer of the face, head or neck may require Mohs and reconstructive surgery. Mohs surgery is a highly skilled and precise surgical technique offered by Penn Dermatology for the removal of various types of head and neck skin cancers including basal cell carcinoma, squamous...
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For Patients For more than 40 years, Penn Dermatology's Pigmented Lesion Group has led the nation in diagnosing and treating malignant melanoma. Risk Factors for Melanoma Melanoma is a serious and potentially life-threatening form of skin cancer that is treatable and often curable if diagnosed...
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Penn Dermatology in Philadelphia offers excellent laser treatment methods to correct or improve many cosmetic skin problems. Recent advances in laser technology now allow for the safe and results-oriented treatment of damaged skin related to excessive sun exposure, aging, scarring from acne or...
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Penn Dermatology in Philadelphia offers patients thorough care for skin problems related to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Primary care providers and physicians from the Philadelphia region and across the country who specialize in treating HIV or AIDS, frequently refer patients to Penn...
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