Dr Priya Nair
Consultant dermatologist: acne, rosacea, hair and nails
GMC specialist registerDEMO-6200003
Next slotWed 10:30 (demonstration)
DaysTue · Wed · Thu
VideoFollow-ups by video
00Hair & nailsProcedure
Hair & nail clinic
ClinicHair & nails
SeenWithin two weeks
ResultDiagnosis on the day; bloods in 2 working days
Price£220 · Bloods £95; scalp or nail biopsy £395 with histology
Consultant diagnosis of hair loss, scalp conditions and nail changes, with trichoscopy, bloods and a scalp or nail biopsy where the diagnosis needs one.
00The record
Hair & nail clinic: what it is, what is included.
| Cell | Entry |
|---|---|
| Seen | Within two weeks |
| Result | Diagnosis on the day; bloods in 2 working days |
| Price | £220 |
| Insured | Covered with a GP referral for most causes |
| Length | 30 minutes |
Included in the price
- 01Consultant consultation with trichoscopy
- 02Pull test and scalp photographs for comparison
- 03A written diagnosis and plan
- 04Steroid injections into small patches of alopecia areata at £120 a visit
- 05Letter to your GP
Hair loss has half a dozen common causes and they need different treatments: pattern hair loss, telogen effluvium after illness or stress, alopecia areata, scarring alopecias, traction, and thyroid or iron problems. Treating before diagnosing wastes months. Dr Nair uses trichoscopy, the dermatoscope on the scalp, and the right bloods, and takes a small scalp biopsy when the pattern is scarring.
What happens
- History: timing, family, illness, medicines, styling, diet
- Trichoscopy of the scalp and a pull test
- Bloods for iron, thyroid, vitamin D and hormones where indicated
- A diagnosis and a plan: topical, tablets, injections into patches of alopecia areata, or a referral for JAK inhibitors
Nails: discoloured, thickened, ridged or lifting nails are examined and, when a fungal test is negative, we look for psoriasis, lichen planus or, rarely, a melanoma under the nail. A pigmented streak in one nail is always examined.
Procedure
From £220
Bloods £95; scalp or nail biopsy £395 with histology
SeenWithin two weeks
ResultDiagnosis on the day; bloods in 2 working days
InsuredCovered with a GP referral for most causes
00Suitable for
Who this is for, and who it is not.
The consultant decides in the room; this is the honest list so you book the right appointment first time. Unsure: send a photo and Claire will say.
For
- Thinning or shedding for more than three months
- Patches of hair loss
- Itchy, scaly or sore scalp
- Nail changes a fungal cream has not fixed, or a dark streak in a nail
Not for
- Hair transplant surgery: we diagnose, and refer to a surgeon if it is appropriate
Insurance: Covered with a GP referral for most causes. Billed directly: give Rosie your policy number and authorisation code and you pay only your excess.
00What happens
The appointment, step by step.
A mole check, full-body check or consultation ends with a verdict and a written note. You are not sent away to wait for a letter.
- 01Send a photo, or ringWhatsApp or upload a photograph and Claire replies within one working day: today, this week or routine. Or ring Rosie, who holds two same-day mole slots every weekday.
- 02The checkA consultant dermatologist examines the mole, or all of them, with a dermatoscope. Photographs are stored. You leave with a verdict in writing: reassure, re-check, or remove.
- 03Removal, if neededBooked within the week in our own minor operations room under local anaesthetic. Home the same hour. Everything removed goes to histology.
- 04The resultThe surgeon phones you within five working days, whatever the histology says. Abnormal results come with a plan and a date, and a same-day NHS referral if it is a melanoma.
- 05AfterwardsStitches out with Claire, a scar review at three months, and a follow-up plan in writing: yearly for most, three-monthly in year one after a melanoma. A map next year if your moles need one.
How you get the result
Within 5 working daysHistology on anything removed. The surgeon who took it phones you, whatever the result; urgent cases are reported in three.
If something is abnormalThe consultant phones you the day the report lands, books the next step within a week, and refers you the same day to the NHS skin cancer team if it is a melanoma.
Also in hair & nails
00Related conditions
The condition this is booked for.
From the conditions A–Z, with the urgency stamp each carries. The full guide →
First, a photograph
Send the photo by WhatsApp to 01632 960951 or the upload form: one from thirty centimetres, one close up, in daylight, with a coin for scale. Claire will tell you whether it is today, this week or routine. If it bleeds, ring instead.
Worried about a mole?
Ring, or send a photo. Either way, you are seen.
Mole checks within 3 working days; same day if bleeding.
Front porch, Chestnut Avenue
Four spaces on the gravel drive including one blue badge; free on-street parking on Chestnut Avenue, tight on Wednesdays
Garden entrance, Chestnut Lanestep-free
Drop-off bay at the door; two spaces reserved for surgery patients on the day