Dermatologic Surgery

<Specialty Overview>

The Department of Dermatologic Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University is a distinctive subspecialty of dermatology and has 3 physicians, all of whom have master's degrees or higher; among them, 1 has a doctoral degree, 1 is currently pursuing a doctoral degree, and 1 has a master's degree. Two hold the title of Chief Physician, including 1 doctoral supervisor and 1 master's supervisor. The Department of Dermatologic Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University was founded in 2013 by Professor Xu Xuezhu and has since conducted clinical, teaching, and research work that is advanced domestically and aligned with international standards.

<Scope of Specialty Diagnosis and Treatment>

(1) Excision of benign and malignant masses of the skin and subcutaneous tissue: The department has internationally advanced dermatologic surgical techniques and routinely performs Mohs micrographic surgery, local transposition flap techniques, pedicled flap transplantation, skin grafting, and other procedures. It also performs dermoscopic image analysis to conduct noninvasive, real-time screening of skin masses and achieve precise, individualized treatment. The treatment scope includes pigmented nevi, lipomas, keloids, dermatofibromas, skin cysts, seborrheic keratoses, nevus sebaceous, verrucous nevi, hemangiomas, and other benign tumors, as well as malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, Bowen disease, basal cell carcinoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, Paget disease, and other malignant tumors. Nearly 1,000 related operations are performed each year. While providing thorough treatment of skin tumors, the department also emphasizes good cosmetic outcomes and functional restoration.

(2) Laser treatment for pigment spots, skin aging, scars, and other conditions. The scope of laser treatment includes nevus of Ota, café-au-lait spots, freckles, tattoos, age spots, and solar lentigines; hemangiomas, cutaneous telangiectasia, namely visible red vessels and facial erythema, and rosacea; permanent hair removal; superficial scars, fine wrinkles, enlarged pores, and other conditions.

(3) Fruit-acid chemical peeling for acne, acne marks, enlarged pores, pigment spots, keratosis pilaris, and other conditions.

(4) Photodynamic therapy for precancerous skin lesions, such as actinic keratosis and lichen sclerosus; malignant skin tumors, such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma; viral warts, such as refractory condyloma acuminata, plantar warts, and flat warts; acne; dissecting folliculitis; and other conditions.

(5) Liquid-nitrogen cryotherapy for condyloma acuminata, common warts, plantar warts, seborrheic keratoses, keloids, hemangiomas, and other conditions.

(6) Electroion therapy for flat warts, syringomas, skin tags, filiform warts, and other conditions, as well as microwave electrocoagulation therapy for spider nevi, hemangiomas, and other conditions.

(7) Injection treatment for keloids, botulinum toxin injection treatment for axillary osmidrosis, medical-aesthetic botulinum toxin treatment, and other treatments.

<Research and Teaching Work>

While actively carrying out clinical work, the Department of Dermatologic Surgery also places importance on clinical and basic research. It actively conducts research on the pathogenesis and treatment of skin tumors, undertakes the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation, major scientific research projects in science and technology of Liaoning Province, scientific research projects of Dalian City, and other projects, and has published dozens of papers in China and abroad. The department is also responsible for the teaching and training of undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students, as well as physicians undertaking further training. It emphasizes teaching according to individual aptitude and clinical skills training, and since its establishment has trained more than 10 doctoral and master's graduate students.

<Goals and Philosophy>

With sophisticated dermatologic surgical techniques, we protect skin health and beauty!