Policlinico San Carlos increases his patients in dermatology

HLA San Carlos has increased in the last year the care activity of the dermatology service. According to the medical service, this fact has occurred "due to a growing awareness of the population regarding the importance of seeking professional assistance against any abnormality that may show the skin, being more aware that their neglect could trigger in a pathological process "

Clínica San Carlos has a team of 4 dermatologists who care for their patients both in the offices of Jávea and in the facilities of the hospital of Dénia, where a good number of interventions of the specialty are performed.

Professionals agree that "is largely foreign population due more to the characteristics of the population that makes up the region, which is a trend characteristic of these diseases manifest in a person or another according to their origin". They also highlight the total registered patients, women, they seem to be more involved in the health of your skin, being the 61% of the total with an average age of around 45 years.

The dermatologists of San Carlos have attended almost 3.000 consultations from January to September. Regarding the average wait to receive assistance in the hospital they report that it does not exceed 7 days.

As for the dermatological surgical interventions, the center ensures that "they are the 100% ambulatory type, with local anesthesia and an average duration of 15 minutes, after which the patient returns to his home".

Area Dermatology Clinic San Carlos offers an extensive portfolio of services for the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases, but the most popular are usually those related to chronic sun damage, actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, psoriasis and seborrhea in different parts of the body or common warts.