Service

Dermatology

Dermatology Service

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

What do we offer and provide?

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.