Keith C. Nichols, FACEP, MD

Other Service Specialist

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

Dermatologic Surgeon

Dr. Keith C. Nichols is a Dermatologic Surgeon in Fairfax, VA with special training and skill in minimally invasive and surgical skin procedures. As a Dermatologic Surgeon, Keith C. Nichols, FACEP, MD performs medical procedures to improve the health and appearance of tissue. Dermatologic Surgery is the use of non-surgical, cosmetic, surgical, and reconstructive procedures to treat hair, nail, and skin conditions. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Dermatologic Surgeons include wrinkles, age spots, uneven skin tone, acne scars, cellulite, hair loss, as well as benign and cancerous tissue growths. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dermatologic Surgeons include chemical peels, dermal fillers, vein therapies, laser surgeries, liposuctions, hair transplants, Mohs surgeries, skin cancer treatments, as well as reconstructive flap and graft surgeries.

Dermatologist

Dr. Keith C. Nichols is a Dermatologist in Fairfax, VA with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating children and adults with benign and malignant skin, hair, nail diseases. As a Dermatologist, Keith C. Nichols, FACEP, MD performs medical diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, management of inflammatory skin disorders, and diagnosis of skin manifestations of systemic and infectious diseases. Dermatology is a branch of medicine dedicated to diagnosing and treating dermal infections, diseases, and cosmetic disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Dermatologists include acne, wrinkles, hair loss, moles, warts, canker sores, varicose veins, dermatitis, and skin cancers like melanoma. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dermatologists include skin biopsies, chemical peels, cosmetic injections, hair removal, dermabrasion, skin grafts, and laser surgery.

A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.

Phlebologist (Vein Specialist)

Dr. Keith C. Nichols is a Phlebologist (Vein Specialist) in Fairfax, VA with special training and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of vein disorders. As a Phlebologist (Vein Specialist), Keith C. Nichols, FACEP, MD performs diagnostic, minimally-invasive, botanical, and surgical procedures for venous disorders. Phlebology (Vein Medicine) is the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic venous diseases. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Phlebologists include varicose veins, venous stasis ulcer, venous thromboembolism, chronic venous insufficiency, and deep vein thrombosis. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Phlebologists include medical history review, physical exam, duplex ultrasound, CTV, MRV, horse chestnut extract, gradient compression stocking and blood thinning medication prescriptions, ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy, endovenous laser treatment, ambulatory phlebectomy, sclerotherapy, thrombolysis, and vein stripping.

Phlebology is the medical discipline that involves the diagnosis and treatment of venous disorders, including spider veins, varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency, venous leg ulcers, congenital venous abnormalities, venous thromboembolism and other disorders of venous origin. A phlebologist has attained a minimum of 50 hours of CME units in phlebology-related courses, and is knowledgeable of and trained in a variety of diagnostic techniques including physical examination, venous imaging techniques such as duplex ultrasound, CT and MR, plethysmographic techniques and laboratory evaluation related to venous thromboembolism. The phlebologist is also trained in a variety of therapeutic interventions, which may include compression, sclerotherapy, cutaneous vascular laser, endovenous thermoablation procedures (laser and radiofrequency) endovenous chemical ablation, surgical procedures (e.g., ambulatory phlebectomy, venous ligation), vasoactive medications and the management of venous thromboembolism.

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  University of North Carolina

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  Member of the American Vein & Lymphatic Society / American College of Phlebology

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