If you have acne, rosacea, or a strange mole, then you probably know to head to a dermatologist. These doctors are specially trained to treat conditions of the skin, hair, and nails. Included within this, they can also treat some conditions you may not be aware fell under dermatology—like the following:

Age Spots

As you get older, it is common to develop dark spots on the surface of you skin. Since these are widely known as age spots, people often assume that they are inevitable, and that they really can't do anything about their age spots. However, dermatologists do have ways of reducing age spots' appearance. They can use a laser to fade the age spots, or they can prescribe a bleaching cream that you can apply daily at home.

Hair Loss

Hair loss is a problem people often bring to the attention of their barber or hairstylist. But while barbers and stylists may be able to make some recommendations, dermatologists are the ones you really want to see about thinning hair. They can recommend a prescription topical, laser therapy, a hair transplant, or any number of other treatments to help encourage your hair to thicken back up. And they make their recommendations based on your own health history—something stylists can't really do.

Dry Skin

People with dry skin often figure it's just the way they are, or that they just need to apply more moisturizer. But in fact, dry skin can demand a dermatologist's care, especially when it is persistent. You may benefit from a chemical peel to exfoliate away all of the old, dead skin so your moisturizer can more effectively reach the new, young skin. Or, your dermatologist may find that you have an underlying fungal infection that is causing your dryness and requires treatment.

Old Scars

If you have a scar that has been hanging around for a while, you may have resigned yourself to living with it for the rest of your life. But there's actually more that dermatologists can do for old scars than you might assume. There are laser treatments that can help flatten and lighten scars, along with scar creams that you can apply daily to slowly diminish the scar.

If you are dealing with any of the issues described above, don't hesitate to contact a dermatologist. They do more than treat acne and skin cancer, and they modify their treatment according to your needs.