Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunologist
Dr. Lawrence H. Matt is a Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunologist in Santa Monica, CA
with special training and skill in managing immune system disorders of the nails, skin, and hair.
As a Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunologist, Lawrence H. Matt, MD performs
specialized laboratory tests and consults with other specialists to develop treatment protocols. Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunology is
the use of diagnostic testing to identify immuno-dermatologic disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunologists include autoimmune skin disorders like psoriasis, scleroderma, dermatomyositis, epidermolysis bullosa, and skin cancer.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunologists
include delivery and analysis of blood tests and skin biopsies.
A dermatologist who utilizes various specialized laboratory procedures to diagnose disorders characterized by defective responses of the body's immune system. Immunodermatologists also may provide consultation in the management of these disorders and administer specialized forms of therapy for these diseases.
Clinical Laboratory Dermatological Immunologists in Santa Monica, CA
Dermatopathologist - Dermatologist
Dr. Lawrence H. Matt is a Dermatopathologist - Dermatologist in Santa Monica, CA
with special training and skill in skin pathology.
As a Dermatopathologist - Dermatologist, Lawrence H. Matt, MD performs
tissue sample collection for laboratory analysis and diagnosis. Dermatopathology - Dermatology is
a subspecialty of dermatology and pathology that microscopically studies disorders of the hair, nails, and skin; practitioners are trained in initial or additional dermatology. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Dermatopathologist - Dermatologists include moles, alopecia, skin infections, eczema, and melanoma.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dermatopathologist - Dermatologists
include cell biopsy, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy, and molecular-pathologic analysis.
A dermatopathologist has the expertise to diagnose and monitor diseases of the skin including infectious, immunologic, degenerative and neoplastic diseases. This entails the examination and interpretation of specially prepared tissue sections, cellular scrapings and smears of skin lesions by means of routine and special (electron and fluorescent) microscopes.
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Procedural Dermatologist
Procedural Dermatology, a subspecialty of Dermatology, encompassing a wide variety of surgical procedures and methods to remove or modify skin tissue for health or cosmetic benefit. These methods include scalpel surgery, laser surgery, chemical surgery, cryosurgery (liquid nitrogen), electrosurgery, aspiration surgery, liposuction, injection of filler substances, and Mohs micrographic controlled surgery (a special technique for the removal of growths, especially skin cancers).
Procedural Dermatologists in Santa Monica, CA
