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Skin cancer: Here's how to reduce the risk
August 3, 2020 — With plenty of summer weather remaining for Airmen executing the mission, impacts of sun exposure directly affect health and readiness... MORE

JBSA Dermatology at the forefront of innovation in wounded warrior care
October 24, 2018 — The 59th Medical Wing is home to the Joint Base San Antonio Laser Surgery and Scar Center, one of the most sophisticated medical treatment centers of its kind in the nation... MORE

Members of the Joint Base San Antonio Laser Surgery and Scar Center team treat a burn scar patient with a carbon dioxide laser in Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

Learn to control and manage psoriasis
August 30, 2018 — Because psoriasis tends to be a life-long disease, it helps to learn about it and see a board-certified dermatologist. A bit of knowledge and help from a board-certified dermatologist can give patients some control over the psoriasis... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Jonathan Jeter, 59th Medical Wing dermatology resident, conducts a pulse dye laser treatment on a patient at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The PDL is used to reduce skin blemishes and scars. The dermatology clinic provides care to approximately 33,000 patients a year.

59th Medical Wing expands wounded warrior care at MacDill AFB
July 12, 2018 — MacDill Air Force Base’s 6th Medical Wing’s dermatology clinic partnered with members from the 59th Medical wing from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to learn fractional laser resurfacing, a treatment used by the 59th MDW since 2007, providing patient-centered care to wounded warriors with traumatic amputations, burns and severe scarring... MORE

Col. (Dr.) Chad Hivnor (left), a dermatologist at the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, and Maj. Thomas Beachkofsky (right), a dermatologist at the 6th Medical Group, use air to cool the skin of a patient who is undergoing laser surgery at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 9. Hivnor is working to expand capabilities of dermatology clinics in the Air Force.

Getting to know the Wilford Hall Department of Dermatology
February 1, 2018 — The 59th Medical Wing Department of Dermatology, located in the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, is one of the largest and most capable dermatology clinics in the country providing world-class medical and surgical care for diseases of the skin, hair, and nails... MORE

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