Skin , STD &
Leprosy
Various Services Offered
Routine Daily OPDs :
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Monday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday
- New patients
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Tuesday/Saturday - Old patients
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Follow up OPD and office
procedures - on Tuesday and Saturday by appointment
In addition to routine daily special clinics:
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Vitiligo clinic - Every Tuesday
In this clinic photographic evidence of all the patients maintained before
and after treatment. Refractory cases are managed with surgical modalities
of treatment mentioned above.
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Psoriasis clinic - Every
Wednesday
Regular follow-up of psoriasis cases with topical and systemic therapies
, psychotherapy and counseling done.
- Paediatric dermatology clinic - Every Thursday
In this clinic photographic evidence of all the patients maintained.Record
of patients including genodematosis maintained
- Acne clinic - Every Friday
In this clinic patients are
evaluated according to their grade and treated accordingly.Photographs
of patients maintained.
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STI Clinic - D aily
Patients with sexually transmitted infections are treated accordingly
and tested for HIV and syphilis and treated accordingly
- Patch testing clinic- Saturday
It is done for allergic contact dermatitis .test results are interpreted for
standard patch tests which consist of 22 different antigens. Also photopatch
test is done for patients suspected to have phytophotodermatitis. Charges
for this testing with a detailed report are Rs.250
Cosmetology services
- Microdermabrasion (skin polishing)- Tues & Friday.
Selected patients of post acne scars are treated with microdemabrasion. Detailed
record of patients with pre and post treatment photographs maintained.Charges
are Rs. 500 for 3 sittings
- Glycolic acid Chemical peels- Thursday. Patients
with melasma and hyperpigmentation are managed with chemical peels. Charges
for this service Rs.1000 for 3 sittings
Dematosurgical procedures:-On Tues/Sat
- Excision Biopsies , Nail biopsies,
and Therapeutic nail removal, Cyst removal, tattoo removal . Electrocautery,
chemical cautery, Molluscum contagiosum extraction, chemical peels, intralesional
steroid injections, Dermabrasion, Punch grafting, shave grafting, suction
blister technique of skin grafting for Vitiligo patients , Scar elevation,
Scar revision comedone extraction, intralesional steroids for keloids
- Radiofrequency - on Tues/Sat For management
of warts, sebaceous hyperplasia,skin tags
- Cryotherapy - every Thursday . Lesions like
hemangiomas, keloids, hypertrophic scars are treated with cryotherapy ith
liquid nitrogen.
Phototherapy
- PUVA chamber- everyday .The department has a PUVA chamber where patients
of psoriasis, vitiligo and mycosis fungoides are treated .Charges are Rs 200
per month
- UVB chamber - everyday The department has a UVB chamber where patients of
psoriasis are treated . They are charged Rs. 400 per month.
Dermatopathology services
Patients with doubtful diagnosis are biopsied for
confirmation of diagnosis. The department has a state of the art binocular microscope
with fluorescence attachment. The microscope is equipped with teaching heads
and a TV monitor for teaching postgraduates. It is also connected to a PC for
storing still images. The department has a qualified dermatopathologist in Dr.
Uday Khopkar who has taken training in the subject in USA. The department receives
a lot of references of difficult cases for dermatopathology opininion and clinicopathological
correlation
Dermatoscopy
Department has a Dermatoscope which is connected
to a computer. Images are stored on the computer and can be retrieved at a later
date for comparison
Mycology services
Scraping, smears and cultures for demonstration of fungal infection,Tzanck smears
for vesiculobullous disorders, Gram's smears for bacterial infection.
| OPD Timings
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8.30am to 12.30 pm |
| School clinic:- |
1pm to 3pm |
