Expert clinic on general skin conditions
talkhealth teamed up with The British Skin Foundation, The Psoriasis Association, The British Association of Skin Camouflage (BASC), Vitiligo Society and Skin Camouflage Services to offer an online expert clinic on general skin conditions.
Dr Nevianna Bordet, Professor Andrew Thompson, Dr Anton Alexandroff, Dr Emma Wedgeworth, Dr Sreedhar Krishna, Julie Van Olsen and Vanessa Jane Davies kindly joined us on Monday 6 September - Friday 17th September to give advice on all things related to general skin conditions.
This clinic is now closed but you can view the questions and answers in the clinic forum by clicking "GO TO THIS ONLINE CLINIC" above.
Medical Experts
Dr Anton Alexandroff
Consultant Dermatologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer & British Skin Foundation spokesperson - FRCP(UK), CCT (Dermat), PhD, FRSM, FAAD
Dr Nevianna Bordet
Consultant Dermatologist
Vanessa Jane Davies
Skin Camouflage and Scar Therapy Consultant - MEWI MFHT LCGI
Dr Stephanie Gallard
BSc (Hons) Pharmacy, MBCHB, Dip Prac Derm, MSc Healthcare Management
Dr Sreedhar Krishna
Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary Clinical Fellow in Dermatopathology - MBBS, BSc (Hons.), Cert Maths, PG Cert HRes, PG Cert Clin Bioinf, PG Dip MedEd, MA, MSc, MPhil, MClinRes, MRCP (Derm), FHEA
Julie Van Onselen
Independent Dermatology Nurse - RGN, RSCN, BA(Hons)
Professor Andrew Thompson
Registered Clinical and Registered Health Psychologist - DClinPsy., C.Psychol., AFBPsS., DipCAT., FHEA., BA(Hons)
Dr Emma Wedgeworth
Consultant Dermatologist & BSF spokesperson
Supporting partners
The British Skin Foundation 
The British Skin Foundation is the only UK charity dedicated to raising funds for skin disease and skin cancer research. This year the British Skin Foundation turns 20 years old, giving out more than £10 million in grants to over 300 research projects since 1996. As well as supporting research into diseases such as eczema, psoriasis and skin cancer, cases of which are unfortunately all too common; the BSF are also looking to find better treatments and eventual cures for conditions that may be less familiar such as vitiligo, ichthyosis and alopecia.
Read more about British Skin Foundation...
The Psoriasis Association 
The Psoriasis Association is a well-established UK based charity with three aims:
- To raise awareness of psoriasis
- To provide information, advice and support to those whose lives are affected by psoriasis
- To promote and fund research into the causes, nature and care of psoriasis and to publish and disseminate the results of that research
Read more about The Psoriasis Association…
The British Association of Skin Camouflage 
Our aim is to help reduce the psychological, physical and social effects that skin conditions and scarring can have on people's lives by the simple application of specialised skin camouflage products. We were founded in 1985, as a direct result of requests to train private as well as NHS personnel and to creat a national support association for professionals through which our principles, skills and new techniques could be shared.
Read more about skin camouflage...
Vitiligo Society
The Vitiligo Society is a well-established UK based charity that began its work in 1984. Run by a small board of trustees, we are dedicated to supporting, campaigning and raising awareness of Vitiligo, which affects 1% of the world’s population.
Over the years, the Society has established a strong reputation for its medical expertise. Funding has been given for research projects with the aim of establishing and understanding the causes of Vitiligo along with finding safe and effective treatments.
Read more about Vitiligo Society...
Skin Camouflage Services
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