Department of Dermatology Started in 1993

SERVICES

• The foremost among them are the facilities for various cosmetic and other dermatologic surgical procedures

• The dermatosurgery clinic is the first of its kind to be established in a public sector hospital

• PUVA, NB-UVB therapy is available for vitiligo, psoriasis and other skin disorders.

• Botox treatment for wrinkles

• Dermal fillers for wrinkle treatment

• Hair Transplantation

• Lobuloplasty

• Derma roller treatment for acne scaring

• Tattoo removal

• Suction blister grafting

OUT PATIENT CARE

1. Dermatology services are provided under one unit headed by Professor & Head of Dermatology including a reader and a senior lecturer

2. Each patient is assessed by a team of Junior and Senior resident and discussed with the consultant incharge of the out patient department

3. Facilities for doing side laboratory procedures are available within out patient department

4. Special investigations like skin biopsy etc are done in dermatosurgery O.T.

5. Minor procedures like chemical cautery, incision and drainage, deroofing, curretage, debridement etc, are done in out patients department

IN PATIENT CARE

1. Dermatological services are provided with round the clock resident doctors coverage over 21 beds

2. Special investigation and procedures are done in Dermatology wards

3. Basic Dermatology therapy is possible with drugs available in the wards

4. Health education and skin care is given to each patient

5. Pulse therapy is instituted for patients of Pemphigus

6. Methotrexate therapy is administered to Psoriasis patients

7. Multidrug therapy for Leprosy is given under National leprosy eradication programme

8. Free lab services & drugs are given to patients with sexually transmitted diseases under National STD control programme

SPECIAL OUT PATIENT CARE

Department is running following special clinics in order to provide special care to these patients

1. Pediatric Dermatology clinic

2. Leprosy clinic

3. Sexually Transmitted Diseases clinic

4. Sexually health clinic

5. Pigmentary disorders clinic

6. Urticaria & skin allergy clinic

7. Contact dermatitis clinic

8. Psoriasis clinic

9. Hair Clinic

10. Bullous disorders clinic
    
    These are walkin clinics. Patients can attend these clinics on normal OPD hours. 

SPECIAL DERMATOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT & PROCEDURES :

1. Cryocans with liquid nitrogen and cryojet facility

2. Skin minigrafting (Punch grafting) for vitiligo

3. Tattoo gun with tattooing facility with various shades for vitiligo patients.

4. Chemical peeling with tricholoroacetic acid and glycolic acid.

5. Manual dermabrasion

6. Intralesional therapy for keloids and resistant inflammatory dermatosis

7. Scar revision & dermabrasion

8. Excision of moles, birthmarks, various nevi etc

9. Chemical cautery with trichloroacetic acid, phenol, nitric acid, etc.,

10. CO₂ Laser therapy will be soon available in the department

11. Microdermabrasion for Skin aging and wrinkles has been procured by the department 

12. Patch testing for various types of contact dermatitis.

13. Electroepilation for patients of hirsutism

RESEARCH & TRAINING

A good collection of latest books and journals of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology are available in the departmental libraryThe faculty members have regularly been attending various conferences and presenting research papers, and keeping abreast about the latest developments in their field

PAPERS PUBLICATIONS IN LAST ONE YEAR

1. Gupta Rajan, Thami P Gurvinder : Fixed drug eruption caused by itraconazole : Reactivity and Cross reactivity : J Am Acad Dermatol, Vol-58, number 3.

CME PROGRAMMES, CONFERENCES & ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

• Organised North Zonal training on RTI/STI technical and operational guidelines from 2nd July to 5th July 2008.

• The department of Dermatology organized a Derma CME on "RECENT TRENDS IN COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY' in the Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh under the aegis of Chandigarh Dermatological Society on 09.11.2008.