Spot (Mole) Checks
It is hard to believe that a dark growth as small as a pencil eraser can be fatal, but the reality is that melanoma is one of the most lethal forms of cancer, especially among young adults.
It is hard to believe that a dark growth as small as a pencil eraser can be fatal, but the reality is that melanoma is one of the most lethal forms of cancer, especially among young adults.
Skin cancer is by far the most common type of cancer, but it is also among the most preventable, through diligent use of sunscreen to avoid the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays.
Dr. Benson has a long-established reputation as an expert in the prevention, detection, and treatment of skin cancer, with 37 years of experience in the US and New Zealand, the skin cancer capitol of the world.
We offer diagnostic acumen and expert care for the wide array of rashes, allergies, infections, and growths which present themselves every day in our practice.
We treat it all—from the distressing alopecia areata to ringworm of the scalp, from bothersome dandruff to severe psoriasis, from hereditary male baldness to thinning hair of middle-aged women.
Common fungal diseases are treatable with topical or oral medications, whereas painful ingrown toenails are immediately and permanently treated in our office.
All dermatological surgeries are done under local anesthesia using refined plastic surgery techniques to insure the best possible cosmetic result.
For troublesome and potentially disfiguring skin cancers, Mohs micrographic surgery has now become the gold standard of treatment, and it is available at Benson Dermatology.