Dr. Misbah Khan, Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical College, is nationally and internationally recognized for her innovative contributions towards the therapeutic applications of lasers in dermatology, treatment of Cellulite and for total body contouring and cutaneous oncology.
Dr. Khan also works directly with the leading laser companies in pioneering the latest technologies regarding treatment of cellulite, skin rejuvenation and laser assisted tattoo removal.
Dr. Khan received her training in Medicine and Dermatology from Drexel College of Medicine and University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey (UMDNJ). She did a four year Laser Research Fellowship at Wellman Labs of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
It was during her laser fellowship where she invented magnetic tattoo ink that can be easily removed with lasers and magnets. This ink is now owned by the company Freedom II Inc.
While at Harvard, Dr. Khan authored one of the first scientific article on the technology of Fractional Resurfacing. She has performed several laser resurfacing procedures on patients with darker skin types as well (Fraxel and CO2 laser resurfacing). She is one the world's expert on Cellulite and her research in the various treatments of Cellulite is acknowledged all over the world.
Dr. Khan also spent another year in an ACGME and American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) approved Mohs Surgery and Cosmetic Procedural/Surgical Dermatology fellowship program at Northwestern University in Chicago. She has done extensive research in the treatment of advanced melanomas using lasers and photosensitizing drugs.
Dr Khan is a member of several organizations, most importantly, Women’s Derm Society, American Society of Lasers in Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), American Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS), American Academy of Dermatology ( AAD) and New York Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.
Dr. Khan has published in The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, Archives of Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery and Lasers in Medicine and Surgery. Media appearances such as National Geographic Society Special and ABC News have acknowledged her work on tattoo inks and laser tattoo removal.
Bibliography
- Intradermally focused infrared laser pulses: thermal effects at defined tissue depths. Khan MH, Sink RK, Manstein D, Eimerl D, Anderson RR. Lasers Surg Med. 2005 Apr;36(4):270-80. Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
- Erbium:YAG laser skin resurfacing: a Pakistani experience. Lodhi A, Huzaira M, Khatri KA. J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2003 Apr;5(1):43-9.
- Magnetite tattoos. Huzaira M, Anderson RR. Lasers Surg Med. 2002;31(2):121-8.
- A better potassium hydroxide preparation? In vivo diagnosis of tinea with confocal microscopy. Markus R, Huzaira M, Anderson RR, González S. Arch Dermatol. 2001 Aug;137(8):1076-8.
- Topographic variations in normal skin, as viewed by in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy. Huzaira M, Rius F, Rajadhyaksha M, Anderson RR, González S. J Invest Dermatol. 2001 Jun;116(6):846-52.
- Treatment of cellulite: Part II. Advances and controversies. Khan MH, Victor F, Rao B, Sadick NS. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Mar;62(3):373-84; quiz 385-6. Review.
- Treatment of cellulite: Part I. Pathophysiology. Khan MH, Victor F, Rao B, Sadick NS. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Mar;62(3):361-70; quiz 371-2. Review.
- Erbium:YAG laser resurfacing using a novel portable device. Gordon J, Khan MH, Khatri KA. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2007 May;15(2):185-9, vi.
- Description and analysis of treatments for port-wine stain birthmarks. Kelly KM, Choi B, McFarlane S, Motosue A, Jung B, Khan MH, Ramirez-San-Juan JC, Nelson JS. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2005 Sep-Oct;7(5):287-94. Review.
- Can topically applied optical clearing agents increase the epidermal damage threshold and enhance therapeutic efficacy? Khan MH, Chess S, Choi B, Kelly KM, Nelson JS. Lasers Surg Med. 2004;35(2):93-5. No abstract available.
- Optical clearing of in vivo human skin: implications for light-based diagnostic imaging and therapeutics. Khan MH, Choi B, Chess S, M Kelly K, McCullough J, Nelson JS. Lasers Surg Med. 2004;34(2):83-5. No abstract available.
Procedures performed by Dr. Misbah Khan
Mohs Micrographic Surgery/Cutaneous Oncology
- Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers i.e., Basal Cell CA and Squamous Cell CA
- Flaps and skin grafts in reconstruction of head and neck post-Mohs surgery defects
- Dysplastic/Atypical Moles
- Rare skin adenexal tumors
- Non-surgical (Medical) treatments for inoperable skin cancers
- Cysts, Lipomas
- Mole evaluation, yearly total body skin exam
- Skin cancer screening for high risk patients such as organ transplant and Psoriasis.
Cosmetic Dermatologic Surgery
- Liposuction for body contouring
- Non-invasive body contouring
- Fat transfer
- Cellulite treatments
- Neck liposuction and neck (platysma) plication
- Upper eyelid blepharoplasty and minimally invasive browplasty
- Scar revisions and subcision
- Sculptra and Juvederm filler injections
- Botox injections
- Sclerotherapy for leg veins
Laser treatments
- Endovenous leg vein treatment
- Fractional resurfacing (ablative and non-ablative)
- Laser treatments of acne scars
- Laser treatment for hair, brown spots and facial redness
What you need to know about Mohs' Surgery
Insurance plans accepted by Dr. Khan
- Medicare
- BCBS
- Cigna
- Multiplan
- United Healthcare
- Oxford
- Aetna
