Dermatology

The dermatology service for Somerset is provided by an experienced group of consultants, specialty doctors, and specialist nurses.

The dermatology department treats a number of skin conditions.

• Actinic keratoses
• Basal cell carcinoma
• Bowen’s disease
• Care of your wound following a diagnostic punch biopsy of the skin
• Care of your wound following skin curettage
• Local anaesthetic information
• Liquid nitrogen treatment
• Malignant melanoma
• Melanoma in situ and lentigo maligna
• Pre and post operative advice
• Seborrhoeic keratoses
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Skin cancer multi-disciplinary team MDT
• Skin flaps and grafts
• Squamous cell carcinoma.