Dermatology

The Dermatology Inpatient Department at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) is among the leading departments worldwide and is the largest inpatient dermatology department in Israel.

The Department's multidisciplinary team includes physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, physiotherapists, and dedicated administrative staff. All team members work together to ensure professional, optimal, and personalized care for every patient.

The Dermatology Inpatient Department includes a Day Care Unit for patients who require ongoing treatment but do not need full hospitalization. The Unit provides day treatments for a wide range of skin conditions, including intravenous steroid or biological therapies, advanced wound dressings, and specialized treatments such as the Goeckerman regimen for psoriasis.

The Dermatology Division at Ichilov collaborates with leading laboratories that provide advanced services, including drug allergy testing, molecular and genetic diagnosis of hereditary skin diseases, and the development of new medications.

The Division's Research Unit participates in numerous clinical trials, providing interested patients with access to innovative and advanced treatments. The Division's team is also involved in academic teaching for medical and nursing students, in collaboration with Tel Aviv University, Ariel University, and Bar-Ilan University's Faculty of Medicine in Safed.

The outpatient clinics provide personalized, professional care across a wide range of dermatological conditions, including psoriasis, hair and nail disorders, allergic skin rashes, mole assessment and skin cancer diagnosis, cutaneous lymphomas, autoimmune skin diseases, chronic ulcers, and genetic skin disorders.

The outpatient services are provided through specialized clinics staffed by leading dermatologists, experienced nurses, laboratory personnel, and administrative staff. This multidisciplinary approach enables patients to benefit from professional excellence and innovative diagnostic and treatment methods currently used at leading medical centers worldwide.

Close collaboration between the outpatient clinics and the other services of the Dermatology Division, including the inpatient departments, laboratories, and phototherapy service, forms the foundation for advanced, professional care tailored to each patient's needs and convenience.

The Center offers the latest innovative nonsurgical treatments in aesthetic dermatology and laser therapy.

The Center's team combines evidence-based medicine, advanced technologies, and a precise aesthetic approach to provide personalized, responsible, and tailored care, with an emphasis on safety, realistic expectations, and achieving the most natural-looking results possible.

Medical Expertise at the Highest Level: All physicians at the Aesthetic Dermatology and Laser Treatment Center are hospital dermatologists who combine advanced technologies and techniques with the latest scientific and medical developments in aesthetic medicine to achieve optimal results.

Technological Innovation and Advanced Treatments: The Center uses state-of-the-art technologies, materials, and equipment, alongside innovative treatment approaches based on current research.

Specialized Treatment Options for Patients with Complex Medical Conditions: The Center specializes in providing aesthetic treatment options and solutions for patients with underlying medical conditions or complex medical needs. These include treatments under sedation, laser hair removal for specific medical conditions, and treatment of scars and vascular lesions in infants and young children.

Our Specialized Services:

• Scar Prevention Clinic

• Precancerous Skin Lesions Clinic

• Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Treatment for Hair Thinning, as a complementary treatment alongside medical care

• Medically Indicated Laser Hair Removal for conditions such as hidradenitis suppurativa, ingrown hairs, and keratosis pilaris

• Treatments and procedures under sedation, including mild or deeper sedation:

  • Treatment of infants and children with scars and vascular lesions

  • Treatment of adults with low pain tolerance or those undergoing prolonged procedures

  • Treatment of rhinophyma (thickening of the nasal skin, resulting in a bulbous nose, in men and women)

  • Ablative CO₂ laser resurfacing for women, as an alternative to facial surgery, particularly for patients with underlying medical conditions that make surgery less suitable

The Dermatology Day Care Unit provides treatment for patients who require procedures or therapies that cannot be administered in an outpatient clinic but do not require full hospitalization.

Treatments provided by the Unit include:

• Steroid pulse therapy

• Psoriasis treatment using the Goeckerman regimen, combining phototherapy with tar-based topical preparations

• Profore compression dressings for chronic ulcers

• Intravenous biological therapies, such as infliximab or rituximab

• Omalizumab treatment for chronic urticaria

• Intravenous treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis and widespread fungal skin infections

All treatments are provided under close daily monitoring by physicians from the Dermatology Division at Ichilov.

The Phototherapy Institute provides a range of light-based treatments for inflammatory skin diseases and malignant skin conditions, including cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

Phototherapy is an effective and safe treatment that mimics exposure to sunlight.

Treatment is available to patients of all ages, provided they are able to cooperate with the procedure and stand inside the treatment unit, which resembles a tanning booth surrounded by fluorescent lamps.

Phototherapy is also available to pregnant women and is considered a safe and effective treatment option.

The Pediatric Dermatology Unit, located at Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, is a leading center for pediatric and adolescent dermatology in Israel. The Unit provides high-quality medical care while integrating research activities and advanced diagnostic and therapeutic technologies.

The clinic's team follows a child-centered approach tailored to children's needs, helping both children and their parents feel comfortable throughout examinations and treatments.

The Pediatric Dermatology Unit offers a wide range of advanced diagnostic and treatment services for skin diseases, including laser treatments for vascular lesions, biological therapies for inflammatory skin diseases, phototherapy, wart treatments, and mole monitoring.

The Unit operates day care services for the treatment of hemangiomas and epidermolysis bullosa, involving multidisciplinary teams. It also has an ambulatory operating room for surgical procedures performed under local anesthesia or sedation.

Alongside its clinical activities, the Unit conducts genetic and molecular research on skin diseases and participates in clinical trials, providing patients with access to innovative treatments in advanced stages of development.

Skin Conditions Treated by the Unit:

• Vascular lesions, including hemangiomas and vascular malformations

• Monitoring of congenital and acquired melanocytic nevi

• Acne in children and adolescents

• Atopic dermatitis

• Psoriasis

• Contact dermatitis

• Childhood cutaneous lymphoma

• Hidradenitis suppurativa in children and adolescents

• Autoimmune skin diseases

• Infectious skin diseases, including molluscum contagiosum, viral warts, fungal infections of the skin and hair, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and folliculitis

• Hereditary skin diseases

• Congenital and acquired hair disorders

The Hyperbaric Medicine Institute at Ichilov offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy for a variety of medical conditions in an advanced, safe, and medically supervised setting.

The hyperbaric chamber at Ichilov is licensed by the Israeli Ministry of Health and is located in central Tel Aviv. The Institute provides hyperbaric oxygen therapy under the supervision of a professional medical team, with treatment plans tailored to each patient's medical condition.

A hyperbaric chamber, also known as a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, is a medical facility in which atmospheric pressure can be controlled while patients breathe oxygen at a high concentration.

Under these conditions, oxygen availability to body tissues increases. In certain medical conditions, this may support healing processes, tissue repair, reduction of swelling, improvement of local blood flow, and recovery from various injuries.

Ichilov offers treatment programs for a wide range of conditions, including non-healing wounds, radiation injuries, sudden hearing loss, bone infections, sports injuries, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other medical conditions.

Some treatments are covered by Israel's national health insurance benefits package, while others are provided outside the covered services, depending on the medical diagnosis, accepted eligibility criteria, and professional assessment of treatment suitability.