Overview
The skin is an amazing organ. It serves as your first line of defense against disease, protects your other organs, heats and cools you, and transmits signals about how healthy you are on the inside. Dermatologists are highly skilled medical doctors and skin surgeons with the knowledge and expertise to provide the finest possible treatment for the organ that cares for you.
Dermatology is the discipline of medicine that deals with skin problems. It is a specialization that encompasses both medical and surgical components. A dermatologist is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis and medical/surgical treatment of skin, hair, nail, and mucous membrane illnesses.