• Family members
• Friends
• Co-workers
• Church or congregation members
• Your physician
• Your pharmacist
• Neighbors

You can also check online dermatologist directories to find out information, addresses and phone numbers of dermatologists.

Be sure to make a list of questions to ask a potential new dermatologist that are important to you.

Some important factors to consider when looking for a new dermatologist might be:

• The location of the dermatological office
• Availability of appointment times and office hours
• After hours emergency care
• Is the dermatologist a member of a state or national dermatological society like the American Society of Dermatology or the The American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery?

Take your time and write down what is important to you. You also might have to visit several dermatologists before you find one that you are comfortable with, but there is nothing wrong with that.

Recognized dermatological specialties and their definitions include the following, which may help you find the correct dermatologist for your particular need:

• Acne
• Actinic Keratosis
• Albinism
• Baldness
• Behcet's Syndrome
• Birthmarks
• Burns
• Cholesteatoma
• Dercum Disease
• Dermatitis Herpetiformis
• Ectodermal Dysplasia
• Eczema
• Epidermolysis Bullosa
• Erythema Multiforme
• Gustatory Sweating
• Hailey-Hailey Disease
• Hair Loss
• Head Lice
• Hidradenitis Suppurativa
• Hives
• Hyperhidrosis
• Lupus
• Melanoma
• Nail Patella Syndrome
• Pemphigoid
• Pemphigus
• Poison Ivy
• Psoriasis
• Rosacea
• Scabies
• Scleroderma
• Seborrheic Dermatitis
• Skin Cancer
• Solar Keratosis
• Swimmer's Itch
• Vitiligo
• Warts
• Xanthomas
• Xeroderma Pigmentosum

Do they perform the treatments you desire?

Acne Photodynamic Treatment | Botox® | Botox® for Hyperhidrosis | Cellulite | Cool Laser | Corevita Health | Cosmelan Depigmentation Treatment | Glycolic Acid Peel | Fat Transfer | Fotofacial / IPL | Fractionated Resurfacing Laser | Hair Loss | Laser Hair Removal | Liposuction | Mesotherapy | Microdermabrasion | Mohs Micrographic Surgery | Minimal Scar Technique | Oxygen Facial | Photodynamic Rejuvenation | Radiance® | Restylane® | Sclerotherapy | Sculptra | Smoothbeam | Stretch Marks | SunFX | TCA Peel | Tattoo Removal | Titan Laser Facelift | V-beam Laser Treatments | Velasmooth

Finding a good dermatologist that you like is important.

It is OK to change dermatologists if you are not happy with your current one.