St. Louis Children’s Hospital

We diagnose and treat skin diseases in children, providing comprehensive and sophisticated dermatologic care for children and adolescents. St. Louis Children's Hospital physicians and staff 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
• 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