CARING & COMPREHENSIVE

Dr. Carlin cares intensely about your physical and emotional health, and the manifest beauty and goodness to be discovered and enhanced in every patient. He will take the time to listen at length and evaluate thoroughly in search of underlying causes and lasting solutions.

At the end of each work day Dr. Carlin reviews the progress notes on every patient and may send additional instructions by phone or mail...sometimes after reviewing the world's medical literature late at night...in search of a superior approach.

This doctors' comprehensive approach to the practice of dermatology reflects his several years of prior service in family practice and internal medicine. His approach enacts the attitude that your skin is more than simply a 'packaging' that does not reflect the internal content or integrity of the individual. Rather he sees the skin as a wonderful 'window' into the health of the whole person. He will carefully observe your skin...however he will not typically be a 'one look, one diagnosis, one prescription physician'

Alternatively, his approach typically will be to review the full range of contributing causes from internal medicine issues such as hormones and nutrition to issues of the external environment and life style such as sun,exercise,sleep, mind set and mood. Dr. Carlin chooses to treat the skin not only from the'outside-in' but also from the 'inside-out'

This comprehensive and caring approach tested over 30 years and combined with a willingness to research challenging cases late at night has served most patients very well... particularly in resolving underlying causes... whereas prior doctors may have failed to get beyond the stage of treating only symptoms.

Special interests and enthusiasms include:

*Acne and acne rosacea utilizing prescription strength topical and oral medication including when necessary safer low dose accutane treatment combined synergistically with life style changes,nutritional medicine, and low level laser light(safe for pregnancy)which has demonstrated an 85% clearing rate after after 12 weeks. Dr Carlin has published on treatment of acne rosacea and enjoys the challenge of helping patients over come the previously resistant to treatment cases by comprehensively treating all of the underlying causes.

*Skin cancer treatment with priority on efficacy,cosmetic outcome, and comfort.

*Therapeutic emphasis in treating skin cancer on cryosurgery,cutting surgery and stimulation of the immune system to oppose and attack cancer where ever it may be in the body.

*Treatment of photoaging, facial lines, and discoloration of skin by topical creams,nutritional medicine,cryotherapy, and light therapy including safe Fraxel laser, and the very comfortable and effective Lightwave low level laser which allows the skin to convert light energy into chemical energy to optimize the production of collagen and elastin and thus erase wrinkles.

*Treatment of aging of the skin by treating aging of the entire body and other aging organs including the brain such that youthful memory,optimistic mood and accelerated reasoning are preserved and enhanced.(and the patient can more fully appreciate a more youthful body)

*Treatment of rough, dry, itchy easily bruised skin utilizing both external creams and lasers and internal hormonal,nutritional interventions.

Respectfully

Robert B. Carlin M.D.

Diplomate American Board of Dermatology

Member American Academy of Anti-aging Medicine