Our Services
Skin Care & Treatments in Darwin
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Your skin does quite a bit for your body. It keeps you from losing water too fast, and it protects your body against bacteria and other harmful things. Your skin also shields your organs, blood vessels and nerves and helps your body maintain the right temperature.
But just as you should with the rest of your body, you should have your skin regularly examined to ensure it’s healthy. And if you experience any strange conditions on your skin, you should seek help when you can.
To maintain healthy skin and get the dermatological treatments you need in Darwin, rely on Darwin Dermatology. We can treat and manage numerous skin conditions, and we can identify problematic areas on your skin.
Extensive Services
Our highly trained dermatologists are Fellows of the Australasian College of Dermatologists, or FACD, and have studied skin conditions extensively. To provide more thorough, quality services, we have advanced, purpose-built facilities to accommodate a variety of conditions, including a phototherapy room, a surgical procedure room and medical devices to help reduce sweating, acne scars and photo-ageing.
Some of the conditions we treat include:
- Skin cancer
- Acne (pimples)
- Psoriasis
- Eczema / Dermatitis
- Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
- Vitiligo
- Skin infections
- Urticaria (hives)
- Rosacea
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Photo-aging
- Removal of moles or other unwanted spots
- Skin allergies
If we suspect your rashes are caused by certain allergies, we can perform patch testing to try and see which substance is the culprit. We can check your skin for skin cancers and surgically treat them if needed.
Compassionate, Understanding Team Members
Whatever skin condition you have, you can depend on Darwin Dermatology. We aim to continually offer high-quality services, and we strive to always be thorough in our examinations. Our knowledgeable team can customise treatment plans for your individual situation. We can offer advice to help you manage chronic skin conditions.
To learn more about our services, take a look below. You can also give us a call on (08) 8945 7086 and talk to one of our friendly staff members.
List of Our Services
Consultations
- Consultations for all dermatologic conditions, including acne, eczema, psoriasis, skin infections, childhood skin conditions and skin cancers.
Patch Testing
- Identification of substances causing skin allergies
- Tests are performed to the 60 most common substances known to cause skin allergies in Australia, using the Australian Standard Baseline Series
- Further testing to other substances can be performed if appropriate
Phototherapy
- Phototherapy is the utilisation of a ultraviolet light to treat skin conditions
- We use the state of the art Daavlin 3-series Narrowband UVB machine, dose-controlled ultraviolet light in the UVB spectrum, which has been demonstrated to beneficially change the immune environment in the skin, helping to treat many skin conditions
Surgical Procedures
Removal of skin cancers
Nanofractinal Radiofrequency Treatments
- This type of treatment is best suited to treatment of acne scars and facial rejuvenation for treatment of photo-aging.
Hyperhidrosis Treatments
- Excessive sweating on the armpits can be embarrassing when it causes stains or wet patches when at important meetings or events
- Excessive sweating on the palms can smudge handwriting and make it slippery to hold some objects.
- Excessive sweating on the soles of the feet can make them smelly and increase the risk of certain infections.
Online Dermatology Consultations
- We provide online consultations after-hours in your own home to patients who are interstate or outside of the greater Darwin/Palmerston region) via Dermo Direct