St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Acne

The Dermatology Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital diagnoses and treats skin diseases in children, providing comprehensive and sophisticated dermatologic care for children and adolescents. The Dermatology Team at St. Louis Children's Hospital includes physicians and staff that are specifically trained in dermatology as well as pediatrics, and have specific knowledge of the needs of children's skin.

Conditions treated

• Vascular birthmarks
• Laser treatment of birthmarks
• Vitiligo
• Genetic disorders of the skin

• Eczema

  Common skin ailments (eczema, acne, warts)
• Not-so-common skin ailments (viral syndromes)
• Syndromes with skin manifestations (alopecia, hair disorders, nail disorders)

• Skin biopsies
• Small excisions of lesions
• Laser treatment of vascular lesions
• Wart treatment
• Hair and nail diagnoses

• Laser treatments
• Excisions
• Light therapy for the treatment of psoriasis, vitiligo and eczema

• Pulsed dye lasers
• CO2 lasers
• Nd/Yag lasers