Hometown Pediatric Dermatology

Accepting pediatric, adolescent & young adult patients. No referral needed.

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Dr. Asch primarily cares for children and adolescents. She will see some young adults, depending on if the issue is appropriate for teledermatology and young adult care, such as acne. Established patients, depending on the issue, can remain in Dr. Asch’s care until age 26.

Dr. Asch also takes some adult patients with congenital skin disease, such as ichthyosis, giant congenital melanocytic nevi, neurofibromatosis, port-wine birthmarks, and other genetic skin disease. Don’t hesitate to contact if you feel you might fit into this practice.

Dr. Asch also sees adult patients who were recently children with complex medical needs, especially children with developmental delay or intellectual disabilities. Dr. Asch loves to work with families to solve problems around skin issues with tracheostomies, g-tubes, diaper rashes, thickened skin from crawling, bumps on the back from wheelchair sweating, serious dandruff in the scalp with limited bathing…all just examples of the myriad of problems kid with special health care needs face.

Teledermatology for kids can be convenient, efficient and effective (thanks for proving that, COVID pandemic).

We can now integrate specialty care comfortably into daily life, even when the doctors are far away. With patients who have driven hundreds of miles, and up to 8 hours to see her, Dr. Asch was thrilled to be able to offer a way to bridge that gap.

Dr. Asch has participated in volunteer specialty care for children with complex skin disease through her work with FIRST (The Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types) called, Tele-ichthyosis since 2016. With this, she has participated in helping people around the world, and knew this could be applied to the Upper Midwest and beyond.

Dr. Asch views teledermatology as a tool to help spread the knowledge and care of a few specialists much farther, and looks forward to new tools along the way. All medical care works best when coordinated with your regular doctor, in your “medical home”, and Dr. Asch values that communication.

Here is a List of skin conditions that I diagnose and treat organized by general categories:

General topics:
Sun Protection
Skin Care for Transgender Youth
Dry Skin Care
Bug Bites in Children

Rashes, texture or color changes:
Eczema (atopic dermatitis, including dupilumab treatment)
Contact dermatitis (and other forms of itchy rash)
Diaper rash
Tinea infections (ringworm, athlete’s foot)
Psoriasis
Vitiligo
Scars
Seborrheic Dermatitis (cradle cap in babies, dandruff in bigger kids)
Lichen Sclerosus
Acanthosis Nigricans
Postinflammatory Pigment Changes

Birthmarks:
Birthmarks, including Nevus Sebaceus, Port-Wine birthmarks, Pigmentary Mosaicism, Epidermal Nevus
Infantile Hemangiomas, including propranolol treatment

Bumps:
Acne, including severe acne requiring isotretinoin (“Accutane”)
Perioral dermatitis
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Hives (Urticaria) and Papular Urticaria
Pyogenic Granuloma
Mastocytosis
Pediatric Moles (Nevi, Nevus)
Keratosis Pilaris
Juvenile Xanthogranuloma (JXG)

Hair, Nail or Sweating Problems:
Hair loss, including Alopecia Areata
Hyperhidrosis
Nail Care and Ingrown Nails

Skin infections:
Warts
Molluscum Contagiosum
Scabies
Bacterial Skin Infections, including Staph or MRSA infections
Herpes Infection (cold sores)

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