Conditions & Treatments

A phobia is an excessive fear of an object or situation. It’s a fear that lasts for at least 6 months. It is a type of anxiety disorder....

Phocomelia is a birth defect in which the limbs are extremely shortened so that the feet and hands arise close to the trunk....

Pierre Robin in 1923 is credited as being the first to describe Robin sequence: a small jaw, leading to a tongue that falls back in the throat and upper airway obstruction. Cleft palate is not an obligatory finding, it occurs in up to 90% of...

Benign pigmented skin lesions and melanocytic nevi (moles) are common in children and adolescents. Benign pigmented skin lesions include:...

A pilomatrixoma (PY-lo-may-trick-SO-mah), also known as pilomatricoma, is a slow-growing, usually non-cancerous, skin tumor of the hair follicle. It is most common on the face and neck, but it may be on other parts of the body....

A pilonidal cyst is an abnormal pocket originating in the skin that usually contains hair, skin debris and other abnormal tissue. A pilonidal cyst is almost always located near the tailbone at the top of the cleft of the buttocks. For more information or to...

Pityriasis rosea (pit-uh-RI-uh-sis RO-zee-uh) is a mild, common rash. It causes the skin to become scaly, pink, and inflamed. The rash can last from 1 to 3 months and usually leaves no lasting marks. This rash is not contagious....

Our pediatric plastic surgeons perform kid-focused reconstructive and plastic surgery for cleft palate, facial nerve disorders, brachial plexus injury, Mobius syndrome, craniosynostosis and more....

Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare type of childhood lung tumor. It can begin in either the lung tissue or the chest cavity and can occur in very young children....

What are plugged milk ducts? A plugged duct feels like a tender lump in the breast. Some mothers seem to be more prone to developing them. Usually they happen when a mother goes too long without emptying her breasts. Or, if insufficient milk is removed...