Dermatology Clinics Brighton, East Sussex

Claudia completed her medical training at Imperial College at St Mary’s Hospital in London.  She was awarded several prizes during her medial training and achieved an intercalated BSc achieving a First Class award.  She completed her MB BS with Honours from the University of London in 1999.  She completed her junior training in the London area and moved to Brighton for her dermatology training in 2004.  During her training she attended weekly autoimmune clinics St John’s Institute of Dermatology with Professor Martin Black and Dr Richard Groves. She completed research investigating the link between psoriasis and bullous pemphigoid. She was appointed as a consultant at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust in 2008.  As a consultant she has developed a research infrastructure within dermatology at Brighton and also developed a research network across Surrey and Sussex.  She is the dermatology lead for the Clinical Research Network for Kent Surrey and Sussex.   Her main areas of clinical interest are skin lesions including skin cancer, skin surgery and autoimmune skin conditions.  She attended the internationally renowned, Hugh Greenways Superficial Anatomy and Cutaneous Surgery course at the SCRIPPS research Institute, University of California San Diego to develop her surgical skills further and now regularly performs skin cancer surgery including flap and graft repairs

Brighton Laser Clinic, located in Kemptown, has successfully grown to become the premier nurse-led clinic on the south coast. It holds full registration with the Healthcare Commission, an independent government regulatory body. Its medical and nursing staff and aesthetic practitioners have national recognized accredited qualifications in lasers/IPLs, Veinwave, dermal fillers, Treatment for lines and wrinkles, Vistabel and skin care. Skin resurfacing treatments available include pumpkin resurfacing, salicylic resurfacing, glycolic resurfacing, lactic resurfacing and TCA resurfacing. It also offers Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs), Beta Hydroxy Acids (BHAs) and chemical peels.

For more information about Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Lyndhurst Rd in Worthing please contact the clinic.

Non surgical appearance enhancement procedures are performed at this clinic located at Westgate and South Street in Chichester in Essex. A qualified registered nurse with wide experience in enhancing the appearance of patients using non invasive techniques leads the team at the clinic. Her goal is to help patients look younger and more beautiful in the shortest possible time using the best available techniques and products. Services available at the clinic include the administration of anti aging facial injectables, laser based hair removal and facial rejuvenation, microdermabrasion, skin peels, IPL hair removal and treatments for skin conditions like acne.

During the first visit the patient will have a full consultation with Dr Farrell to cover their skin concern. If appropriate, Dr Farrell may also examine other sites of the skin, as sometimes other sites of the body can be similarly affected. (e.g. in the case of sun damage). Dr Farrell with discuss with you the diagnoses, relevant investigations and treatment plan. Some investigations can be done on the day but others may need approval from your insurance company . Dr Farrell will also suggest a treatment plan and provide relevant information leaflets. The clinic also has available on site many of the products that may be required as part of the treatment plan and we can dispense these on the day. We also provide a postal service so that repeat requests for product can be supplied. Dr Farrell will usually also follow up the consultation with a typed report which will be posted to you within a few days summarising the discussion. Dr Farrell usually writes to your General Practitioner with her recommendations and a copy is sent to you. If you are attending for purely a cosmetic reason and do not wish Dr Farrell to write to your GP then she will respect your wishes, but if you wish she will send a recommendation of treatments to you. If you are funding the consultation and treatment through insurance it is important that you obtain an authorisation number for the consultation before the visit. Dr Farrell works with most of the major insurance companies. If you need to

For more information about Wessex Skin Care covering Hospitals in Southampton, Portsmouth and Chichester in Chichester please contact the clinic.