We make your child’s visit as fun, anxiety-free and painless as possible. As dermatologists care for children we realize that it is important to incorporate techniques and distraction approaches used to minimize pain and anxiety. These efforts can improve both the patient and parent’s experience. In addition, it turns out that many of these “pediatric” approaches appear to work nearly as well for children who have grown up: adults often appreciate these measures equally.

What makes striving for pain-free procedures so compelling is that everybody wins: the patients have less pain, the parents have less stress, and the practitioner has a smoother and easier procedure.

A smooth and comfortable procedure is incredibly satisfying. The opposite: a screaming, thrashing, hysterical child and frazzled parent, can make your child not want to return for another visit.

Pain-reduction methods, both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic, have real effects on patient comfort and almost certainly influence the outcomes of procedures. At the Art of Skin dermatology we make it a priority to integrate painless procedures into daily practice.