Welcome to the Texas Institute of Dermatology San Antonio Clinic Website
Texas Institute of Dermatology, Laser and Cosmetic Surgery is a top dermatology and laser center in San Antonio, directed by an internationally renowned dermatologist and member of the American Academy of Dermatology.Our mission is to serve as a leading center for understanding and treating skin, hair, and nail diseases through excellence in patient care, research, and education. We currently serve south and central Texas including Austin, San Antonio, Boerne and the surrounding areas.
The Texas Institute of Dermatology provides excellence in clinical, cosmetic, and surgical Dermatology to the Boerne and San Antonio community. We also offer several dermatology and skin care training programs for Physicians and Nurses.
Clinical Dermatology services in San Antonio Derm Clinic include diagnosis and treatment of various skin, hair, and nail diseases including: acne, alopecia (hair loss), rosacea, cysts, allergic reactions, autoimmune skin diseases, contact dermatitis, eczema, candida, fungal and bacterial Infections, hyperhidrosis (sweating), psoriasis, phototherapy, moles and pigmented lesions, skin cancer, skin rash, and vitiligo. The Institute is specialized in treating various skin types (White, Dark, Olive and black color).
Cosmetic Dermatology services in San Antonio Cosmetic Clinic include various procedures for the treatment and prevention of skin aging such as: injectables (Botox, Dysport) and fillers (Juvederm, Prevelle, Restylane, Radiesse), lip augmentation, and scar revision. The skin laser center is equipped with state-of-the-art lasers for skin rejuvenation, laser hair removal, laser tattoo removal, laser scar treatment, body contouring (Velashape and cellulite treatment), Accent body contouring, and skin tightening. Laser treatment for the removal of pigmented spots, spider veins, treating wrinkles, and acne scarring are among the most popular laser procedures that are performed in our San Antonio Clinic.
Surgical Dermatology in San Antonio Surgery Clinic focuses on the diagnosis and removal of skin cysts, skin tags, and various skin cancer lesions and moles such as basal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. These treatments are performed using cryotherapy, laser, or surgery.
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News
Is there a connection between sunscreen and skin cancer? Is Proactive enough for Acne? What's new about skin care products? Listen to Dr. Ghohestani's interview with Mix 96.1.
Your skin needs a healthy diet. See what Dr. Ghohestani had to say during his interview with the San Antonio Express News.
No SPF? UVA and UVB will leave you red. Learn more by reading Dr. Ghohestani's interview with San Antonio Express News.
Skin Cancer: What are the warning signs? Learn more by reading Dr. Ghohestani's interview with the Mission's Magazine.
Dr. Ghohestani talks on "Controversies in Medical Dermatology and Treatment for Skin" at the annual meeting for the Medical Dermatology Society.
Visiting Professor
Join us to welcome Dr. Sprecher, an internationally renowned specialist in Genodermatoses. Dr. Eli Sprecher is a professor and the Director of the Department of Dermatology at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel. Dr. Sprecher is also Director of the Center for Translational Genetics and Family Institute for Research at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel. Dr. Sprecher has published over 150 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals mostly on Genodermatoses. He is the Associate Editor for the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Section Editor for the British Journal of Dermatology and is on the Advisory Editorial Board for the Clinical and Experimental Dermatology.
Free Articles
No SPF? UVA and UVB will leave you red. See what Dr. Ghohestani's interview with San Antonio Express News can teach you. A top dermatologist's helpful comments on use of sunblock for prevention of skin aging and cancer especially for those who live in sunny San Antonio and Boerne
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You’ve done it again! The people of San Antonio, Boerne, and the surrounding areas have spoken and the results are in. Thank you to all the wonderful patients and customers who have helped the Texas Institute of Dermatology receive the 2010 and 2011 Patient’s Choice Award for Texas’s Favorite Physicians and 2011 Talk of the Town Award. These awards reflect the difference a particular physician makes in the lives of his/her patients. Of the 720,000 active physicians in the United States, less than 5% were accorded this honor by their patients. Thank you for recognizing our efforts to provide exceptional customer service and patient care. Here’s to you!
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Welcome to the Texas Institute of Dermatology, Laser and Cosmetics website. I hope you will find our site easy to use and informative. Our mission is to serve as a leading center for understanding and treating skin, hair, and nail diseases in South Texas through excellence in patient care, research, and education.
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Remember BURNS and ERUPTS when you look out for skin cancer .
San Antonio, Texas. Are you interested in learning as how to distinguish between a cancerous and non-canceours skin lesion? Dr. Ghohestani's team at Texas Institute of Dermatology proposes novel mneumonics for early detection of non-melanoma skin cancer namely Basal cell (BCC) and Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). BCC, the most common cancer, together with SCC affecting 1 in 5 Americans. In their early stages, both types of skin cancer are easily treated by an office surgery. If neglected, they can cause local disfigurement, damage to nearby tissues, and, in some cases, metastasize to distant organs and become fatal. Because they are easily taken care of early on, it is important to detect these skin cancers at the very early stage. Both patients and physicians should know what signs to look for so that they can detect BCCs and SCCs when they are most easily treatable. Just as with the ABCD of melanoma, the investigators at Texas Institute of Dermatology propose, in an article published in the European Journal of Dermatology, BURNS and ERUPTS as new mnemonics for early detection of SCC and BCC, respectively. This can help our patients to easily recognize the suspicious features of BCCs and SCCs in order to identify them at the very early stage and get them taken care of before they cause unwanted trouble, said Dr. Reza F Ghohestani, director of Texas Institute of Dermatology.
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