Dermatologists are doctors who specialize in keeping skin, hair and nails healthy. They can spot potential problems and diagnose skin conditions that range from minor to life-threatening. Their skills and knowledge improve the lives of patients of all ages, from infants with birthmarks and children with eczema, to adults with sun damage and seniors with shingles. Skin care experts at Ohio State can effectively treat any skin concerns you have and help you look and feel your best.
Our dermatologists are part of a multidisciplinary skin care team. Whether you need general medical care for the skin or specialized medical, surgical or cosmetic dermatology, our experts are your trusted partners in maintaining skin, hair and nail health.
Ohio State also offers specialized expertise in complex medical dermatology, psoriasis, phototherapy, pediatric dermatology, contact and occupation dermatitis and lasers.
Whether we’re treating acne, aging skin, burns or skin infections and diseases, our team delivers personalized skin care with an unmatched level of experience and compassion.
Skin Health and Skin Conditions
Your skin is your body’s largest organ. It covers and protects your body. Skin serves many important functions, including:
- Holding body fluids in
- Preventing dehydration
- Keeping harmful microbes out
- Preventing infections
- Helping you feel things like heat, cold and pain
- Keeping your body temperature even
- Making vitamin D when the sun shines on it
Anything that irritates, clogs or inflames your skin can cause symptoms such as redness, swelling, burning and itching. Allergies, irritants, your genetic makeup, and certain diseases and immune system problems can cause rashes, hives and other skin conditions. Many skin problems, such as acne, also affect your appearance.
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Acne Acne is a common, treatable skin condition also known as pimples.
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Birthmarks Learn about various forms, potential skin cancer risks and treatment of birthmarks.
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Burns Burns can result from chemical, heat or fire-related injuries.
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Cellulitis Cellulitis is an often painful, potentially severe skin infection.
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Cold Sores A contagious virus causes cold sores.
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Corns and Calluses Pressure or friction can cause rough or thickened skin called corns and calluses.
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Fungal Infections Fungal infections may start in the lungs or on the skin.
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Hair Loss Many factors cause thinning or loss of hair, and treatment depends on the cause.
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Lice Lice are parasitic insects that live on human heads and bodies.
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Moles Pigment cells can cause common but potentially cancerous skin growths called moles.
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Pressure Sores Staying in one position for a long time can cause pressure sores.
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Psoriasis Psoriasis is an immune-related skin disease that causes itching, sore and scaling skin.
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Rashes A rash is irritated skin characterized by itching, redness or pain.
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Rosacea Rosacea is a facial skin disease characterized by redness and acne.
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Scabies Caused by microscopic mites, scabies involves itching, irritated skin.
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Scars Permanent skin patches grow over wounds when injuries heal, leaving scars.
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Shingles Shingles is a common, painful disease caused by the chickenpox virus.
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Skin Aging Learn about wrinkles, age spots, dryness and other problems of skin aging.
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Skin Cancer Learn how to identify, prevent and treat skin cancer.
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Skin Infections Learn about causes and treatments for bacterial, viral, fungal and other skin infections.
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Sun Exposure Learn about wrinkles, skin spots and other sun exposure effects, including skin cancer.
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Warts Warts are skin growths caused by viral infection.
Cosmetic Offerings at Ohio State University
At Ohio State Dermatology, our board-certified dermatologists provide comprehensive cosmetic care. We offer cosmetic consults to create a customized plan for our patients.
Cosmetic offerings at Ohio State University include:
- Botulinum toxin
- Dermal filler
- Resurfacing laser (non-ablative and fractional CO2)
- Laser hair reduction
- Redness laser for rosacea, scars, angiomas
- Intense pulse light (IPL)
- Platelet rich plasma (PRP)
- Microneedling
- Radiofrequency microneedling
- Dr Shipp only
- Sclerotherapy
- Dr Shipp only
- Chemical peels (superficial and medium depth)
- Lesion removal including skin tags, milia, sun spots, age spots, non-cancerous moles
- Kybella
- Dr Shipp and Dr Sopkovich
- Ear lobe repair
- Dr Shipp and Dr Sopkovich
- Blepharoplasty
- Dr Shipp only
- Geneo Facial
- Dr Shipp only