Dba: California Dermatology Care

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Dba: California Dermatology Care is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery practice in San Ramon, CA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in performing reconstructive plastic surgery necessary after traumatic illness or injury. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons at Dba: California Dermatology Care perform reconstructive procedures on the skin, face, breast, lip, and other parts of the body affected by congenital birth defect, trauma, or illness. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is a medical specialty focused on surgically reconstructing parts of the body negatively impacted by illness or injury for functional and aesthetic reasons. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery practices include cleft lip and palate, facial and ear deformity, post-operative breast cancer reconstruction, removal of skin cancer metastases, damage caused by traumatic injury, post-treatment reconstruction of damage caused by skin cancer or burns, and surgical reconstruction to improve hand or limb function. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery practices include diagnostic imaging, injury or deformity assessment, microsurgery, skin grafting, tissue expansion, flap surgery, and post-operative patient education.

A surgeon who specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Dermatology

Dba: California Dermatology Care is a Dermatology practice in San Ramon, CA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing and treating children and adults with benign and malignant skin, hair, nail diseases. Dermatologists at Dba: California Dermatology Care perform 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 at Dermatology practices include acne, wrinkles, hair loss, moles, warts, canker sores, varicose veins, dermatitis, and skin cancers like melanoma. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dermatology practices 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.