Dermatology

UNC Dermatology Contact Dermatitis Clinic conducts patch testing to determine if the patients' skin condition are caused by an allergic reaction to any specific substances. This process involves several patch testing visits. Upon completion of this process, the patient will be provided with the results and advised of any allergies they may have as well as how to minimize possible reoccurrence.

Autoimmune diseases are when your immune system incorrectly fights against the body’s own tissues leading to damage of the skin and other tissues. Some of these conditions affect only the skin, and others affect the skin and internal organs.

These diseases are complex and require highly specialized treatment by expert physicians in immunodermatology. At UNC Hospitals Dermatology & Skin Cancer Centers, you will work with our specialists who are world experts in diagnosing and treating these autoimmune diseases. Our diagnostic procedures include evaluations of skin biopsies and highly specific immunological studies.

We treat conditions such as:

• Dermatitis herpetiformis
• Dermatomyositis
• Lupus
• Pemphigoid
• Pemphigus
• Scleroderma
• Vasculitis

Cosmetic Dermatology

We provide a wide range of services associated with cosmetic and laser dermatology. These elective services include applications of BOTOX®, injectable fillers, chemical peels and laser treatments. Services offered include:

• BOTOX® injections
• Fillers
• Removal of benign moles, skin tags, and cysts
• Sclerotherapy - spider veins

Laser Services

We provide laser and light-based therapies for a variety of infantile, pediatric and adult conditions. During your consultation, strategies will be reviewed to treat your condition and discuss likely outcomes. Often, multi-modal therapy (medical, laser, and surgical) provides improved results. A multidisciplinary team of UNC physicians specializing in each area can be assembled to treat your condition.

In addition to lasers, our department offers other ultraviolet-based phototherapies commonly used to treat psoriasis, certain forms of skin lymphomas and eczema. Laser therapy can help treat conditions including:

• Acne
• Acne Scarring
• Actinic Chelitis
• Angiofibromas
• Benign Growths
• Café-au-Lait Macule
• Capillary Malformation - Port-Wine Stain
• Cherry Angiomas
• Hemangiomas
• Hidradenitis Supurativa
• Hypertrichosis and Hirsuitism - Unwanted Hair
• Keloids
• Leg Veins (Telangiectasias and Venulectasias)
• Lentigines
• Lymphatic Malformation
• Non-Excisional Evaluation of Nevi
• Photoaging and Wrinkles
• Pseudofolliculitis Barbae - Shaving Bumps
• Pyogenic Granulomas
• Rosacea and Broken Blood Vessels
• Spider Telangiectasias
• Surgical, Traumatic and Burn Scars
• Tattoo Removal
• Venous Malformation
• Verrucae - Warts

Conditions treated with Narrow Band UV-B Light and Photodynamic Therapies include:

• Actinic Keratoses
• Psoriasis
• Vitiligo

The Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma Clinic serve patients with a history of melanoma, dysplastic nevi, multiple nevi and/or a family history of melanoma. You will receive a complete skin examination, and in some cases, with the additional use of baseline cutaneous digital imaging, dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy.

The physicians with a special interest in melanoma, including dermatology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology and pathology, meet bimonthly as the Multidisciplinary Melanoma Group to discuss difficult cases. Conditions and diagnoses treated by UNC Dermatology Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma Clinic include:

• Dysplastic nevi (moles)
• Melanoma
• Other melanocytic nevi including birthmarks, Spitz moles and multiple moles