Skin care
Dr. Neha Shukla
MD (Gold Medalist) · Dermatologist
Medical dermatology and doctor-led aesthetic treatment — acne, hair fall and pigmentation treated as medical problems, not packages.
4.8★1,163 Google reviews
Acne is a medical condition. It responds to treatment.
Not a facial, not a scrub, not a product bought on a recommendation. A dermatologist works out what is driving your acne and treats that — which is why it clears and stays clear.
Acne Treatment — doctor-administered at the hospital
Acne happens when oil and dead skin block a follicle, bacteria multiply inside it, and the surrounding skin inflames. How that presents varies enormously — blackheads and whiteheads, angry red papules, deep painful nodules along the jaw — and each pattern needs a different approach.
Which is the reason over-the-counter routines so often fail. A product aimed at surface oil does nothing for hormonally driven nodular acne along the jawline. A harsh scrub on inflamed skin makes it worse and leaves marks behind.
Dr. Neha grades the acne, identifies what is driving it — hormonal, occlusive, product-related, medication-related — and builds a plan around that. Most treatment is topical and oral. The important thing is that it is chosen for your skin and reviewed as it responds.
Dermatology at this hospital is self-pay. We do not have an insurance facility for skin — neither for aesthetic treatment, which no Indian health policy covers, nor for medical dermatology consultations and courses.
Suitability
Worth seeing a dermatologist for
- Acne that has not improved after two or three months of over-the-counter treatment
- Painful lumps under the skin rather than surface spots
- Breakouts leaving dark marks or scars behind
- Acne along the jaw and chin that flares with your cycle
- Adult acne appearing for the first time after your twenties
- Acne affecting how you feel about being seen — a legitimate reason on its own
The process
How treatment runs
Consultation and grading
Visit 1Examination of the type and severity, a look at your current routine and any medication, and where the pattern suggests it, investigations for a hormonal driver.
Your plan
Usually a combination: a topical to clear the follicle, something to control the bacteria and inflammation, and a simplified routine that stops making it worse. Oral treatment where the grade calls for it.
Review at 6–8 weeks
Acne treatment is judged on skin cell turnover, not days. The first review is where the plan is adjusted — and where an initial purge, if you had one, has settled.
Maintenance
Once clear, a lighter maintenance routine keeps it that way. Stopping entirely is the most common reason acne returns.
Aftercare
What helps, alongside treatment
- A gentle cleanser twice a day — no scrubbing, no more than twice
- Sunscreen every morning, especially on retinoid or acid treatment
- Non-comedogenic moisturiser; treated skin still needs moisture
- Do not pick or squeeze — that is what turns a spot into a scar
- Give any change eight weeks before judging it
Next step
Ask about acne
Two taps and your message is written. Dr. Neha's team replies with a time — in English, ગુજરાતી, हिन्दी or मराठी.
- No form to fill in and no call centre — the message goes to the hospital.
- Ask a price or check your insurance without committing to a date.
- Answered by Dr. Neha's own team, who can see your history.
Book in three taps
Tell us what it's about and we'll reply with a time.
1What is it about?
Pick what it's about and we'll write the message for you.
Questions
What people ask us
In English and ગુજરાતી, because the decision gets made in whichever one you think in.
How long before I see a difference?કેટલા સમયમાં ફરક દેખાશે?
Expect six to eight weeks for a clear change, and around three months for the full effect. Some treatments cause a temporary flare in the first few weeks before they improve things — you will be warned if yours is one of them.
સ્પષ્ટ ફરક દેખાવા માટે છથી આઠ અઠવાડિયાં, અને પૂરી અસર માટે આશરે ત્રણ મહિના ગણો. કેટલીક સારવારમાં શરૂઆતના અઠવાડિયાંમાં થોડું વધારે નીકળે છે અને પછી સુધરે છે — જો તમારી સારવાર એવી હશે તો પહેલેથી જણાવવામાં આવશે.
Will the marks left behind go away too?
Dark marks left after a spot heals — post-inflammatory pigmentation — usually fade over months, faster with treatment and sunscreen. True indented scars do not fade on their own and are treated separately.
Is it my diet?
For most people, diet is a minor factor rather than the cause. There is reasonable evidence for high-glycaemic foods and, in some people, dairy. It is worth discussing, but changing your diet alone rarely clears acne.
Do I need to keep taking treatment after it clears?
Usually a lighter maintenance regimen, yes. Acne is a condition that is controlled rather than cured, and the most common reason it comes back is stopping everything the moment the skin looks good.
Results & reviews
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Dr. Neha Shukla holds 4.8★ across 1,163Google reviews. Treatment-specific patient stories for this page are being recorded with patients' written consent — see patient stories.
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Near Atria Mall, Sargasan Circle, Gandhinagar · Replies in English, ગુજરાતી, हिन्दी or मराठी