Pediatric Dermatology

There are many Accutane myths and with them often come a little bit of truth. In this post and video, Dr. Swanson seeks to dispel the myths and clarify the truths to your most interesting

impetigo explained by a pediatric dermatologist
impetigo explained by a pediatric dermatologist

A Dermatologist’s Guide to Impetigo—From Experience Video Transcript: Impetigo is one of the reasons I went into dermatology. I got impetigo when I was in college. I was a college freshman, and I started developing

Kids often grow out of eczema, so why treat it? Ada West Dermatology’s Pediatric Dermatologist explains the consequences of untreated atopic dermatitis. Sure, eczema will resolve itself in 4 out of 5 kids by age

Pediatric Dermatologist Dr. Lisa Swanson answers all the questions about the spread and treatment of molluscum (aka water warts). Currently there is no FDA official treatment for the little bumps that spread so easily in

CO2 Fractional Laser Skin Resurfacing for Acne Scarring

This patient came to Dr. Wells, who operates our CO2 Laser in hopes of treating her acne scars. She explains, I came in for acne scarring and it was pretty severe because I have both types of acne. And cystic especially caused a lot of scarring. I learned about Co2 because of my aunt. She told me about this program and that it was really effective for her and so I thought, ‘Well, I think I’ll go and give it a try.’

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