Philippines dermatologists

[help123]

Can anyone recommend anywhere in Manila? I'd like to have some moles checked and possibly removed. Prices in UK are very high - looking at about £1k. So my wife has suggested I look at getting it done when we're in Philippines next month...

Thanks

[imagine]

i dont know but if it was me i would look for a major hospital, not a small nipper hut or side street affair

this hospital i have heard of many times, so maybe safe

PDS Secretariat
Rm. 1015 South Tower Cathedral Heights Building Complex
St. Luke's Medical Center E.Rodriguez Avenue
Quezon City Philippines 1102
Tel. No. (632) 723-0101 Loc 2015 Telefax (632) 727-7309

anyway see what other members come up with for advise

[raynaputi]

Here's my dermatologist in Manila before I came to UK.

Dr. Olive Mendoza
Skin Medica
24-C 11th Jamboree Corner Sct. Rallos, Kamuning, Quezon City
(02)-961-7788
drolv@yahoo.com

[Michael Parnham]

Here's my dermatologist in Manila before I came to UK.

Dr. Olive Mendoza
Skin Medica
24-C 11th Jamboree Corner Sct. Rallos, Kamuning, Quezon City
(02)-961-7788
drolv@yahoo.com

I wouldn't have thought you would have ever needed a Dermatologist Rayna

[raynaputi]

I wouldn't have thought you would have ever needed a Dermatologist Rayna

I used to have an acne problem when I was in college. This dermatologist really helped me a lot when my sister introduced me to her on 2007!

[Doc Alan]

I’m sorry I don’t know any dermatologists to recommend in Manila.

It’s also not possible to give you specific advice as I don’t know you personally.

However, general advice may be of help to members :-


• A quarter of the UK population see their GPs each year for skin conditions, mostly not serious, but around 4,000 deaths occur from skin disease, especially cancer such as ( malignant ) melanoma.


• We ALL have " moles " ( usually small brown pigmented areas on the skin, which may be flat or raised, smooth or hairy ). The VAST majority are harmless but may be unsightly or irritated from minor trauma.


• In recent years demands on the NHS have meant that procedures such as removal / destruction of " skin tags " ( also very common, small flesh-coloured growths ) are not available to most people. Most moles now fall into this category. However, a tiny minority of moles MAY become cancerous ( or were cancers from the start ), that is, melanomas.


• There is a checklist for worrying moles :-

A = ASYMMETRY – irregular shape

B = BORDER – notched or ragged

C = COLOUR – CHANGE, or mix of 2 or more colours

D = DIAMETER – melanomas tend to be larger than 6 mm / ¼ inch

E = ENLARGEMENT / EVOLUTION / ELEVATION ( raised ) – change in size, or appearance such as ulceration / bleeding.


• If ANY mole is removed surgically it must be sent for microscopic examination by a specialist doctor ( pathologist ) - who will not only assess for completeness of excision, but also determine what kind of mole it is ( there are several types of non-cancerous moles and also melanomas ).


• There are no general screening programmes for skin cancers in the UK, or Philippines ( where they are less common ). Of course if you visit your doctor because you're worried about moles, it’s helpful to know if any have recently appeared, or changed in appearance. While a GP may consider NONE of them are worrying enough to refer to a specialist / dermatologist, it’s vital to tell them about ANY moles which are of concern to YOU.


• Hopefully your own doctor will reassure you, following clinical examination. The way to be absolutely SURE a mole is truly benign ( harmless ) is by excision and confirmation under the microscope.


• Urgent referral to an NHS skin specialist should be made if there is any clinical suspicion. However, if after reassurance you STILL wish to have skin lesion(s) removed then it is indeed likely to be expensive – whether privately in the UK or in the Philippines. There is also the psychological effect of becoming a patient - through choice - after such reassurance.



• Wherever you choose to have the treatment, be FULLY informed as to not only cost / insurance coverage ; but also how and where possible complications ( such as bleeding, infection, need for wider excision ) will be managed ; and how long it’s likely to take for full recovery with a healed surgical scar.


• See also :-

http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....-ilemma-Part-2

[Michael Parnham]

I used to have an acne problem when I was in college. This dermatologist really helped me a lot when my sister introduced me to her on 2007!

Well, I must say you've turned out to become a very beautiful woman Rayna!

[Arthur Little]

Psoriasis is a dermatalogical complaint of mine ... ... sometimes, of course, it seems to flare up worse than others ... particularly on my knuckles - - where it can be most unsightly!

Believe it's commonly a stress-related condition.

[raynaputi]

Well, I must say you've turned out to become a very beautiful woman Rayna!

Thank you Michael.