DermSurgery Associates
6700 W. Loop South, Suite 500
Bellaire, TX 77401
Phone: (713) 791-9966
Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
We hear so much about very dangerous forms for cancer such as when the disease strikes a breast, the liver, the colon or the lungs. But what often is overlooked is that skin cancer is the most common cancer found in America. For that reason, skin cancer awareness is important, because you'll learn how this …
Read More
A recent survey told some frightening news: barely half the men in the U.S. use sunscreen, and more than two-thirds don't know the warning signs of skin cancer. Those are numbers we'd really like to get changed by men learning how to avoid skin cancer. Skin cancer affects both men and women of all ages, …
Read More
As we move into 2016, most of us can think ahead to what will probably be another busy year of coming and going and growing and learning. Why not kick off the year by making a healthy choice for you and your skin? It’s easy and quick, with a comprehensive skin check. A skin check …
Read More
Regular skin examinations performed by a dermatologist are critical in detecting skin cancer or the early stages of it. What healthcare providers call a "skin check" is the only way to understand what's happening in and on your skin. So who should have a skin check? Everybody, including the person in your mirror! That's right, …
Read More
Protect your skin, its important. So much that July was assigned as UV Safety Month, a time when the Houston dermatologists at DermSurgery Associates and other healthcare associations encourage everyone to be aware of what they're doing in the sun and how exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays (UV) can result in sun damaged skin. …
Read More
Is it time for a professional cancer screening? In the United States in 2013, an estimated 1,660,290 new cases of cancer were diagnosed. The American Cancer Society estimates that 580,350 of these cases will end in death. The society projects that melanoma skin cancer accounted for 76,690 of the newly diagnosed cancer cases, with 9,480 …
Read More
Houston, TX - February 3, 2012 - Genentech announced that Erivedge ™ (vismodegib) capsule was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adults with basal cell carcinoma (BCC, a type of skin cancer.) Erivedge™ was approved on January 30, 2012. Dr. Leonard H. Goldberg, a Houston Dermatological surgeon, has …
Read More
New treatments have been approved for for both actinic keratoses and basal cell carcinoma. From Skin and Allergy News: Actinic Keratoses "The Food and Drug Administration approved two strengths of ingenol mebutate gel for the treatment of actinic keratoses Jan. 23. The 0.015% formulation of ingenol mebutate gel (Picato) was approved for the treatment of …
Read More
Mohs surgery is performed as an outpatient procedure using local anesthesia. On the day of surgery, you may eat and drink as you normally would. Upon arrival to the physician’s office, you will be brought into a surgery room, and the area with the cancer will be marked with a pen and injected with local …
Read More
Mohs surgery is a specialized surgical procedure used to remove skin cancer. This technique offers a very successful cure for skin cancers. The surgeon, who is a dermatologist experienced and trained in both surgery and pathology, removes and examines each layer of the diseased skin with a microscope for the presence of cancer cells during …
Read More