Dermatology

Is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. The name of this specialty originated in the form of the (semantically wrong) words dermologie (in French, 1764) and, a little later, dermatologia (in Latin, 1777). A dermatologist takes care of diseases and cancers of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails.

Subspecialties

• Cosmetic dermatology
  Dermatologists have been leaders in the field of cosmetic surgery. Many are trained in  the use of botox, fillers, and laser surgery. Some dermatologists perform minor cosmetic procedures including liposuction, blepharoplasty, and face lifts. Most dermatologists limit their cosmetic practice to minimally invasive procedures.

• Dermatopathology
  This is a pathlogist who specializes in the pathology of the skin.

• Immunodermatology
  This is a specialist who specializes in the treatment of immune mediated skin diseases such as lupus, bullous pemphigoid, pemphigus vulgaris, and other immune mediated skin disorders.

• Mohs Surgery
  This dermatologic subspecialty focuses on the excision of skin cancers using a tissue-sparing technique that allows intraoperative assessment of 100% of the peripheral and deep tumor margins

• Pediatric Dermatology
  This field encompasses the complex diseases of the neonates, hereditary skin diseases or genodermatoses, and the many difficulty working with the pediatric population.

Teledermatology
Teledermatology is using telecommunication technologies to exchange medical information using all kind of media (audio, visual and also data communication)..