Children’s Plans and Guardian Intake

Most online dermatology stops at 18. Dr. Harlan’s plans don’t. He has protocols written for children’s skin, and a board-certified dermatologist licensed in your state writes your child’s plan.

Plans for children

• Children’s Eczema Treatment Plan: eczema care for patients under 18.
• Impetigo Treatment Plan
• Cradle Cap Treatment Plan
• Diaper Rash Treatment Plan

Something else, or not sure what it is? Choose “None of these / I’m not sure” and start a general consultation. Children are welcome, and your dermatologist makes the diagnosis.

Start with your child’s skin

A parent or guardian completes the intake

Treatment plans are bought by adults. For a child, a parent or legal guardian who is 18 or older:

1. buys the plan;
2. answers the intake questions for the child: symptoms, health history, medications and allergies;
3. uploads photos of the child’s skin, and only the child’s;
4. reads the plan and gives the care it prescribes.

Your dermatologist may ask for proof that you are the child’s guardian. Everything else works the way it does for adults: no video call, reviewed within 24 hours, $99 for your child’s treatment plan. How a consultation works

SmartLotion® for young children

Hydrocortisone is not FDA-cleared for children under two. For a young child, use SmartLotion only under a doctor’s care. Our dermatologists can do that: your child’s plan tells you where to apply it, how often and for how long.

Teenagers

A patient under 18 needs a parent or guardian to buy the plan and complete the intake. For eczema, that is the Children’s Eczema Treatment Plan. For anything else, start from your child’s skin and choose the general consultation. At 18, a patient can buy any plan for themselves.

Follow-ups for children

• Children’s eczema: first follow-up at 6 weeks, then about every 3 months.
• Impetigo, cradle cap, diaper rash: no scheduled follow-up. Book one if the rash isn’t clearing.

How follow-ups work

If your child needs to be seen in person

Some problems can’t be treated from photos. If your dermatologist declines the case before reviewing it, your $99 is refunded. Refunds and cancellations

How-to guides for children

Dr. Harlan’s SmartLotion guides for infants and children are in the children’s condition protocols.