Dermatology

Dermatology at UVM Medical Center

Dermatology at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, VT provides consultation and therapy for all types of problems of the skin, hair, and nails for patients of all ages with a focus on medical, rather than cosmetic, dermatology.

Common Dermatology Conditions

Our dermatologists provide comprehensive care for a full range of conditions in the Dermatology Clinic.

• Acne
• Actinic Keratosis (precancerous skin lesions)
• Atopic Dermatitis (eczema)
• Autoimmune Diseases in the Skin
• Complex Medical Dermatology
• Nevi (moles) and other benign lesions
• Malignant Melanoma
• Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas)
• Photoaging and Cosmetic Dermatology
• Psoriasis
• etc.

Common Dermatology Treatments

The University of Vermont Medical Center dermatologists provide care for the following conditions and more.

• Excision and destruction of benign, pre-malignant, and malignant lesions
• Laser treatments
• Medical management of complex skin diseases
• Mohs Surgery and Reconstruction for skin cancers
• UV Phototherapy (UVA, UVB)
• Patch testing for contact allergies
• Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
• We also offer a small range of cosmetic treatments including Botox, fillers, and chemical peels

An outpatient surgery suite is located in our office where surgery and many dermatologic surgical procedures are performed.

Physicians within the Dermatology Clinic are also participating members of the Vermont Laser Center in Burlington, VT. Pediatric Dermatology services are also provided at the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic on the Medical Center Campus.

Mohs Surgery

Mohs surgery or Mohs microscopically controlled excision is a specialized form of surgery used for the removal of skin cancers -- mainly basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. Mohs surgery has come to be recognized as the standard of care for the removal of recurrent cutaneous carcinomas and primary carcinomas in difficult anatomic locations, particularly the face.

Mohs surgery is a specialized way of performing tumor excision with frozen section margins. Mohs' greatest contribution was the idea that by removing serial horizontal sections of tissue and orienting them properly, all deep and lateral margins could be simultaneously examined and carefully mapped out.

The surgical excision thus proceeds in stages until no residual tumor is observed at any margin. With standard frozen sections only a few samples of the deep and lateral margins are examined. Because a greater attention is paid to all margins, the cure rate with Mohs surgery is the highest of any method of removal of cutaneous carcinoma and approaches 98 to 99%.

An added advantage of Mohs surgery is that an arbitrary margin of normal tissue is not sacrificed at the time of tumor removal. The procedure spares normal tissue, making reconstruction easier to accomplish.

For more information call 802-847-4570.

For Patients: SkinCancerMohsSurgery.org
For Providers: MohsCollege.org

 

 

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