Our team of professionals and staff believe that informed patients are better equipped to make decisions regarding their health and well-being. For your personal use, we have created an extensive patient library covering an array of educational topics, which can be found on the side of each page. Browse through these diagnoses and treatments to learn more about topics of interest to you.
As always, you can contact our office to answer any questions or concerns.
Patient Education
Our team of professionals and staff believe that informed
patients are better equipped to make decisions regarding their health and well-being...
Weeki Wachee Dermatologist
Dermatologist Weeki Wachee, FL
Welcome! Since 1999, Melvin Lu, MD has been working with
patients to provide the best dermatological care for
patients in the Weeki Wachee area...
New Patients
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Earn the trust and respect of
patients, profession and community...
Acne
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It is important for
patients not to pick or scratch at individual lesions because it can make them inflamed and can lead to long-term scarring...
Rosacea
...Most
patients experience multiple symptoms at varying levels of severity...
Lichen Simplex Chronicus
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Some
patients gain relief from the itching by applying a moisturizing lotion and covering the area with a wet dressing...
Candidiasis
...People who are diabetic, have suppressed immune systems,
patients undergoing antibiotic or chemotherapy treatment and denture wearers are more susceptible to this infection...
Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
...However, there is a small percentage of
patients (10% to 15%), predominantly over age 50, who experience pain that lasts beyond one month after the healing period...
Lyme Disease
...More than one in four
patients never gets a rash...