When you need a specialist, you don’t have to leave the borough.
Dr. Tatiana Khrom (2797 Ocean parkway, 718-751-0674) is one of the few board-certified, fellowship trained dermatologists in the Brooklyn area, specializing in all aspects of surgical and cosmetic dermatology.
She developed a special interest in skin cancer treatment and laser surgery while she was completing her residency in Dermatology at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Following this residency, she became one of the first nine fellows in Procedural Dermatology – a new fellowship approved by the Committee for Graduate Medical Education of the United States. As a result, she received extensive training in Mohs Micrographic Surgery, facial reconstruction, laser surgery, and various cosmetic surgical procedures.
Dr. Khrom says she is, “strongly committed to the care of her patients and the treatment of skin cancer.” She is attending physician at the Brooklyn Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where she teaches residents the basics of Mohs Micrographic Surgery, varicose vein treatments, and laser surgery. She has presented nationally and is a published author of multiple textbook chapters and research articles, writing on topics that include cosmetic dermatology and skin cancer surgery.
Patients who see her receive the outstanding care such experience brings. Just as important, Dr. Khrom notes that she also has “the best available equipment out there, assuring patients that they will receive topnotch care combined with cutting edge technology. For example, my hair laser is virtually painless,” she says. “It’s very effective, and safe.” She notes that it’s effective for people with all types of skin tones, even for darker-skin patients. “The unique laser system is called Epicare, and it results in permanent hair removal in just a few treatment sessions,” she says.
You’re sure to receive top notch care from Dr. Tatiana Khrom.
She also provides, “the latest technique in facial rejuvenation, the Portrait made by Rhytec.” This is “a plasma resurfacing device that no one else has in Brooklyn,” she says. “As a matter of fact, there are only a few units in the tri-state area,” she notes.
“Treatment with this innovative device dramatically improves complexion, gets rid of brown spots, markedly decreases redness, and helps mid- and moderate-wrinkles,” she says. For those who suffer with acne, “my medical grade microdermabrasion unit, combined with chemical peels, is dramatically effective,” she says.
When it comes to more serious matters, the doctor provides expertise in Mohs Micrographic Surgery, “a technique that provides the highest skin cancer cure rates and minimizes scarring,” she says.
When the skin cancer is removed, “it is stained, carefully diagrammed and processed by a specially trained technician who converts the tissue into thin sectionson slides.” The physician, using a microscope, is then able to determine if all the malignant cells have been removed, she says. “Any remaining tumor can be visualized and located in the manner. The exact area where the tumor persists is then removed by taking another layer of tissue, and the process is repeated.”
Mohs surgery allows the physician to remove as little normal tissue as possible around the tumor, the doctor says. “Thus in many cases, it can provide a superior cosmetic result.” Another advantage is that, “The entire procedure is performed in our office without the need or risks of general anesthesia or prolonged hospitalizations.” She notes that, “After the cancer is removed, reconstruction is performed to restore the appearance of the skin with the best cosmetic results.”
Mohs Micrographic Surgery is named after the doctor who developed this technique in the early 1960’s –Dr. Frederick Mohs.
Dr. Khrom is certified by the American board of Dermatology, and is an active member of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. In addition, because of her many academic merits, she is Omega alpha Medical Honor Society.