Skin Care at The Children's Hospital

Whether your child has a common skin condition or a serious burn, health-care providers at The Children’s Hospital are specially trained and certified to care for everything from acne and warts to genetic skin conditions to serious burns.

Dermatology at The Children’s Hospital

The Children’s Hospital has been treating patients with a wide range of skin conditions for 35 years, and remains the only comprehensive pediatric dermatology evaluation and management program in the region. All pediatric dermatologists at The Children’s Hospital are fully trained in pediatrics and dermatology, and are board-certified in each specialty. We offer the most advanced treatments for skin conditions – ranging from eczema, acne and warts to rare genetic skin disorders – with your child’s individual needs in mind, whether your child is an infant, toddler, child or adolescent.

Skin Conditions We Treat

• Acne
• Burns
• Eczema
• Warts
• Nevi (moles)
• Birthmarks (vascular and otherwise)
• Psoriasis
• Vitiligo
• Hair loss
  • Alopecia Areata
  • Congenital hair loss
  • Hair shaft disorders
• Tinea capitis and tinea corporis (scalpal ringworm)
• Evaluation of acute and chronic skin eruptions
• Skin infections
• Genetic skin conditions
  • Genodermatoses
  • Oculocutaneous Albanism
  • Netherton’s Syndrome
  • Ichthyosis

Specialty Programs and Clinical Services

• Medical dermatology
• Laser Therapy
• Dermatologic Surgery
• Regional Vascular Birthmark Center
• Botox for Axillary Hyperhidrosis
• Phototherapy Clinic
• Epidermolysis Bullosa Clinic

The Children’s Hospital offers the most comprehensive phototherapy options in the state, with services that include PUVA, Narrow Band UVB, and Narrow Band UVA (UVAI) phototherapies.