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Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- General
- Skin cancer
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
I am a consultant dermatologist and Dermatological ands mohs surgeon, specialising in skin cancer.
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Investigative techniques I use combine the normal tools of a dermatologist with the latest technology. Dermoscopy and confocal microscopy are used to look beneath your skin, or digital dermoscopy for detailed analysis.
Apart from increasing accuracy, they help to avoid surgical biopsies. This fits with a belief in minimalist intervention, reflected in my experience as a Mohs surgeon.
MOHS SURGERY
A relatively recent yet well developed technique which reduces tissue damage. Mohs surgery is carried out in stages, alongside microscopic analysis, so that only tissue requiring removal is taken, rather than a wider margin.
Training as a Mohs surgeon in the USA in 2006 proved helpful on return to the UK, where the technique was not widely practiced.
I have carried out a substantial number of Mohs procedures, for straightforward and complex cases. Confirming the belief that Mohs surgery being called the gold standard of skin cancer surgery is justified.
SKIN CANCER TREATMENT
There can be cases, or conditions where Mohs is not the best option. Surgery is a valuable approach to curing skin cancer and alternative forms of excision may suit, although other approaches should be considered.
Minor cases may be manageable with medicated creams, or cryosurgery (freezing). Laser treatment, or non invasive photodynamic therapy are possibilities.
Whether through surgery, or other options, skin cancer treatment is a personal experience. Ensuring tailored treatment is available is a principle I have followed leading an NHS team, in private hospitals and at my own London clinics.
SKIN CANCER SCREENING
Prevention and early detection matter in skin cancer care. Skin cancer screening can help early stage conditions be found, prevent them from exacerbating and reduce required treatment.
This saves inconvenience, discomfort and on occasion, lives. At risk patients, such as those with previous skin cancers, or atypical, or numerous moles should be screened, although most of us could benefit.
As with diagnosis and treatment, I believe in using the latest technology for screening. This can be mole mapping via digital photography, or a similar approach to total body imaging, allied with digital dermoscopy.
WIDER DERMATOLOGY
Specialist care is important yet not always provided in isolation. Experience of general dermatology and management of acute adult, or paediatric patients help me provide rounded care.
This can be for patients with other medical, or surgical requirements, or for a single condition, where overall health and the future are still integral factors.
Throughout my career and when teaching others, I have supported the belief that medicine is about looking forward. Doctors are there to offer treatment and quality of life.
Areas of interest
Skin cancer, treatment and screening; Mohs surgery; Dermoscopye; Confocal microscvopy, Photodynamic therapy Oncology; A range of skin conditions; Skin
Medical secretaries
- Lynne Martin
- 52 The Chase LONDON SW4 0NH
- 07813 964772
- lymartin57@googlemail.com
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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S1500
Biopsy of skin or subcutaneous tissue - (>50)
Skin Care Network - Barnet (5-50)
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S0651
Removal of benign lesion on trunk or limbs less than 10 cm in diameter or on scalp less than 5cm in diameter (excluding lipoma) - (>50)
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S0820
Curettage/cryotherapy of lesions of skin (including cauterisation) - four or more - (>50)
Skin Care Network - Barnet (5-50)
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S0607
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) to malignant lesion of skin, with artificial light source, four or more - (>50)
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S0606
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) to malignant lesion of skin, with artificial light source, up to three - (>50)
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