{"id":298,"date":"2014-08-03T08:26:57","date_gmt":"2014-08-03T08:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parraskincancer.dev\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2023-01-05T11:39:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T11:39:25","slug":"how-to-choose-a-skin-cancer-clnic-or-dermatology-clinic-in-wollongong-parramatta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/how-to-choose-a-skin-cancer-clnic-or-dermatology-clinic-in-wollongong-parramatta\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose a dermatology-skin cancer clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5927 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/wp-content\/uploads\/dead-plane-1-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/wp-content\/uploads\/dead-plane-1-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/wp-content\/uploads\/dead-plane-1-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/wp-content\/uploads\/dead-plane-1.jpg 756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SAVE YOUR SKIN<\/p>\n<p>Remember skin cancer check takes less than 3 minutes \u2013 a proven peer reviewed fact . Other management issues take longer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choosing the right skin clinic is very difficult.<\/li>\n<li>WOM is best.\u00a0 Ask your doctor, your friends or neighbors.<\/li>\n<li>All skin doctors\/dermatologists are\u00a0not created equal.\u00a0 If you have a specific skin type or skin concern, ask if the clinic can confidently deal with that particular treatment.<\/li>\n<li>Remember a\u00a04\u00a0year of training does not \u00a0give the skin cancer doctor\/dermatologist the skills\/expertise\u00a0 to do everything! \u00a0This is not a TV show. Just ring and ask. The receptionist will often guide you.<\/li>\n<li>Generally\u00a0\u201d\u00a0Excellent diagnostic and surgical skill are strong predictors of successful\u00a0outcomes and associated with lower rates of re-operation, re-admission, and return visits.<strong>\u00a0\u201c<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Doctors who are dexterous and skillful with hand-eye-coordination have lower complication rate. e.g.- bleeding and poor wound healing<\/li>\n<li>As a general rule newly graduated doctors\/specialists tend to biopsy and order\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/getting-doctors-to-reduce-diagnostic-testing-is-hard-but-we-should-keep-trying-42312\">more pathology\u00a0tests<\/a>\u00a0before embarking on treatment. As their clinical skill improves your diagnostic and treatment journey\u00a0<em>may<\/em>\u00a0be less convoluted and costly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you have a surgical skin problem<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Choose a\u00a0SURGICAL\u00a0 doctor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you have a bad skin rash\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0or small cancer- Choose a\u00a0MEDICAL\u00a0 doctor. e.g.\u00a0If you have cystic acne or severe eczema \u2013 you could\u00a0see a general\u00a0dermatologist.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you have a thick melanoma<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0REMEMBER\u00a0\u2013 dermatologists-skin doctors\/cosmetic surgeons generally<strong>\u00a0DO NOT<\/strong>\u00a0operate on thick melanoma. \u00a0If you have a melanoma needing surgery and its &gt; ~ 1mm thick \u2013 you may need a referral to a SURGICAL ONCOLOGIST ( \u00a0this is usually a surgeon \u2013 \u00a0with \u00a0training\u00a0<strong>and<\/strong>\u00a0extended experience\u00a0in melanoma surgery. They are usually attached to the big teaching hospitals. They treat and review hundreds of patients each year . You will be in good hands. The doctors we refer to are humble and knowledgeable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Consider\u00a0the following when\u00a0choosing a skin \u2013 dermatology clinic.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Relevance\u00a0&amp;\u00a0appropriateness of experience.<\/strong>\u00a0e.g, Don\u2019t just go hair\/nail clinic for a cancer on you nose. You might just waste your time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quality,Dexterity\u00a0and\u00a0Skill-fullness<\/strong>\u00a0of the doctor is very important, particularly cosmetically sensitive areas such as the face and difficult to heal areas, like the leg. So the more case load the doctor has the better.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Broad range of\u00a0available\u00a0treatment options<\/strong>. Remember NOT ALL skin cancers need to be excised and stitched.\u00a0A 2 mm basal cell carcinoma may\u00a0only\u00a0need a simple curettage or freezing NOT\u00a0 a $750 light\u00a0therapy ( \u00a0which will only give you ~80 % cure rate). $6 Aldara \u00a0would often\u00a0give a better out come !<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who requires a skin check?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everyone at risk should have an annual skin check due to the Australian climate.<\/li>\n<li>Anyone with fair skin with lots of moles, freckles and\/or family history of skin cancer<\/li>\n<li>Anyone with a history of sun burn and a past or family history of skin cancer<\/li>\n<li>Anyone with persistent rash or changed skin lesion especially if it has bled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAVE YOUR SKIN Remember skin cancer check takes less than 3 minutes \u2013 a proven peer reviewed fact . Other management issues take longer. Choosing the right skin clinic is very difficult. WOM is best.\u00a0 Ask your doctor, your friends or neighbors. All skin doctors\/dermatologists are\u00a0not created equal.\u00a0 If you have a specific skin type &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/how-to-choose-a-skin-cancer-clnic-or-dermatology-clinic-in-wollongong-parramatta\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Choose a dermatology-skin cancer clinic<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-298","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5998,"href":"https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/298\/revisions\/5998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowndermatology.com.au\/crown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}