Skin and dermatology

Your skin can have a huge impact on your confidence and your health. Whatever your skin concern or complaint, we can provide the information and service you need to give your skin the care it deserves.

Diet can be responsible for an array of dermatology issues – allergy tests and healthy eating can help in these cases. Skin assessment clinics can help to assess skin lesions. And depending on your dermatological issue, treatments such as tattoo removal and IPL hair removal are also available.

See the full list of skin care articles from our Nuffield Health experts.

Private dermatologists and skin specialists near me

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Taking back the reins: Wendy's varicose veins story

For seven years, Wendy hung up her skirts - too embarrassed to bare her legs in public. Even worse, the bulging veins were impacting what she loved most in life – riding horses. Find out how Wendy took control and got back to loving life.

Wendy has been around horses since she was just eight years old. 50 years on, her love of horses and horse-riding has only grown stronger.

“Horses to me are like friends, they respond to the kindness that you give them and show them. They take confidence in your confidence.”

But confidence was just what Wendy was lacking. Ever since her 50th birthday, varicose veins in both her legs had been slowly eroding her self-esteem.

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Options for treating scars

Living with the scars of a childhood accident, Mr Jonathon Pleat has dedicated his life to finding the best solutions for treating scars and reducing the impact they have on people’s lives. Here’s what he has found so far.

Fixing stretched earlobes | 4 things you need to know

Consultant Ear Surgeon Mr Sanjay Verma explains four things you should know about having your stretched earlobes surgically repaired.

Scars: A guide to good healing

Worried about an existing scar or how scarring will affect your appearance after surgery? Here’s our guide to healing well and reducing the appearance of scars.

Have you been getting sun protection wrong all along?

You may think that just putting on a high factor of sunscreen will keep you safe from the sun's rays, but you'd be wrong. Reduce skin ageing and protect yourself from skin cancer with these tips for using sunscreen correctly.

3 simple steps to controlling your allergies

Allergies can dominate your life, forcing you to avoid animals, restaurants and even the outdoors without ever understanding why. But gaining control of allergies could be simpler than you thought.

Symptoms

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