Dermatology Care of Alabama treats all of your skin concerns, regardless of age and skin type, and offers a wide variety of the latest cosmetic and medical-aesthetic treatments.
This is true at our original office in Tuscaloosa, founded in 2017, and at our recently opened office in Hoover, located at 2321 John Hawkins Parkway.
We are thrilled to be a part of the Hoover community and are excited to serve our new patients here. In fact, at Dermatology Care of Alabama, there’s nothing more important to us than our patients.
This commitment comes from the founder of the practice, Dr. Robert Bentley, a board-certified dermatologist with nearly 50 years of experience. In addition to being a skilled, experienced physician, Dr. Bentley is very compassionate and truly wants to serve people.
He has instilled in the clinic staff the importance of truly caring for a patient and going the extra mile to see that they have the absolute best care and best experience in our clinic.
We work to make sure our patients feel welcome and comfortable in our clinics, as well.
Dermatology Care of Alabama also seeks to make it as convenient as possible for our patients to see us. When we opened in Tuscaloosa seven years ago, we promised our patients that they would never have to wait weeks or months for an appointment. We make that same commitment to our Hoover patients.
In fact, beginning this summer, we will offer walk-in or “same day” dermatology visits, in addition to regular appointments. We want to remove any obstacles for patients to receive great care.
That great patient care comes from our outstanding team of well-trained, highly skilled providers, including Dr. Bentley and – in the Hoover office – Dr. Paul Espy, with decades of experience as a board-certified dermatologist. We have a full-time physician assistant in Hoover, as well.
In addition to general dermatology, we have a full-service Aesthetics Center in Tuscaloosa staffed with full-time, licensed aestheticians specializingin skin care, injectables and RF body sculptingand tightening.
We provide some of the most popular cosmetic and medical-aesthetic treatments in our Hoover office. We offer injectables such as botox and filler in Hoover, as well as Express Laser Hair removal and Opus Plasma Skin Resurfacing.
We are excited to offer these treatments in Hoover using Alma Lasers, which are a highly effective technology with little or no discomfort or downtime for our patients.
We also offer Accent Prime, which uses radio frequency to tighten skin. Accent Prime can treat everything from the neck to the knees. It’s a really effective treatment for skin tightening.
Aesthetic dermatology is popular because these treatments are administered directly by or under the supervision of a board-certified dermatologist, so they’re truly medical-aesthetic treatments. Our nurse who performs some of the procedures is highly trained and has thousands of hours of education and training.
The staff at Dermatology Care of Alabama also works hard to help prevent and spread awareness of skin cancer.
When detected early, the survival rate for melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, is 99%. That’s why prevention and detection are so important. This includes
non-melanoma skin cancers, such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma
The sooner those cancers are detected, the more effectively we can treat them. We make sure we educate all our patients on what to look for if they suspect they may have a cancerous lesion, and we educate everyone on skin cancer prevention as well.
We can treat many skin cancers in the office at Dermatology Care of Alabama.
Typically, when we see a patient for a skin cancer concern, we assess any risk factors for skin cancer, taking into consideration family history, skin type and other factors. A full body exam allows us to detect any possible skin cancers, even those you may not notice or can see yourself. If there are any skin lesions that appear to be concerning, we perform a biopsy.
Other skin lesions may be actinic keratoses, these are pre-cancerous, and some may become squamous cells. If AKs are detected, you’ll be encouraged to follow up with regular skin exams.
Dermatology Care of Alabama has on-site in office treatment for basal cell and squamous cells through Superficial Radiation Treatment (SRT). We are pleased to offer SRT, in our Tuscaloosa office and we hope to offer it soon for our patients in Hoover, as well.
SRT treatment provides a non-surgical alternative for the treatment of skin cancers. Patients are able to receive radiation treatments conveniently in our Tuscaloosa office, under the direction of our radiation therapist and our physicians. With SRT there is no surgery, no scarring and no downtime. Each treatment lasts only a few minutes and is spread out over the course of six weeks. A typical treatment cycle requires 22-24 treatments. SRT is a very popular option for patients who are apprehensive about surgical removal procedures, especially on the nose, ears or face.
At Dermatology Care of Alabama, we also make patients aware that caring for the skin is often related to other underlying health concerns and conditions.
Many times, the skin will be the first indicator of a larger health issue. We may have a patient see us for a rash, but that may lead us to discover more a serious systemic disease. Being able to help patients get treatments, but also being able to diagnose what may be a much more serious disease is why we do what we do.
For the best in dermatological care, call us today for an appointment.
Dermatology Care of Alabama
• Where: 2321 John Hawkins Parkway, Suite 201 in Hoover and 4960 Rice Mine Road NE, Suite 40 in Tuscaloosa
• Call: 205-379-8389 (Hoover), 205-759-1519 (Tuscaloosa)
• Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to noon.
• Web: dermcarealabama.com and dermcarehoover.com
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