Dermatology

Dermatology is the medical specialty that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of skin, hair, and nail conditions.

We care for and treat people with:

• Acne
• Alopecia areata and scarring alopecia only
• Blistering Eruptions (e.g., pemphigoid and Pigmented Naevi)
• Drug Eruptions
• Eczema (Dermatitis)
• Melanoma
• Pre-Malignant Skin Conditions including Bowen’s disease, High Risk Skin Cancer
• Psoriasis
• Skin Cancer [including Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)]
• Urticaria (Dermatitis).

Exclusions

The following conditions/procedures are not routinely seen at Bayside Health - Regional (Bass Coast):

• Routine Skin Checks
• Cosmetic conditions
• Laser dermatology
• In vitro or in vivo testing for drug allergies
• Hair loss excluding alopecia areata & scarring alopecia
• Onychomycosis
• Common warts
• Assessment or treatment of acute allergies
• Venous ulceration
• Sexually transmitted diseases.

How to access this service

Referral to this service can be made by your general practitioner (GP), another medical specialist or a healthcare professional, as well as hospital-based staff in the emergency department, inpatient wards and other areas of the hospital.

More information for health practitioners and referrers is available here:

•  Dermatology Referral Guide:

•  Referral Form: MR-309 Outpatient specialist clinic referral.pdf

Additional Referral requirements

A photo is to accompany Urgent Referrals for the following conditions:

• Suspected Melanoma
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Acute allergic contact dermatitis.

Clinically recommended guidance and resources for Health Professionals in the Gippsland region are available through Gippsland Pathways. 

What to bring to your appointment:

• Medicare card
• Health Care Card and/or concession card (if you have one)
• Private health insurance card (if applicable/if you want to use it)
• Adverse drug alert card (if you have one)
• Previous X-ray films, scans, ultrasounds or any other test results or reports
• Medicines you need to take while you are here
• List of medicines you are currently taking (or the boxes), including medicines you have bought without a prescription, such as herbal supplements and vitamins
• Glasses, hearing aid(s) and/or walking frame if needed.