MidAmerica Skin Health & Vitality Center: Joseph Muccini, MD, FAAD

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Dr. Muccini is a Board Certified Dermatologist with over 20 years of experience in medical and surgical dermatology. His expertise ranges from routine skin conditions such as acne, psoriasis and simple keratoses to the most complex skin diseases such as skin cancer, toxic skin reactions and paraneoplastic conditions. Complementing his proficiency in medical and surgical dermatology, Dr. Muccini also offers a wide and expanding array of traditional cosmetic dermatology products and services, including PrecisionTx laser treatment for neck tightening (“turkey neck”) and small area contouring; PEARL and PEARL Fractional Laser texturing; and Laser/IPL reduction of wrinkles, sun damage, spider veins, and excess hair, among others.  He also features premier cosmetic dermatology products, including Botox, Juvederm, Belotero, Restylane, Restylane Silk, Restylane Lyft, Radiesse, Latisse, Epionce, Clarisonic, and colorescience. The company’s esthetician provides facials, chemical peels, Pellevé skin tightening, SkinPenII microneedling, microdermabrasion, dermaplaning, waxing, and other services. Dr. Muccini has been active in the development and utilization of technologies and techniques to evaluate human skin, both its pathologies and cosmetic characteristics and has authored numerous articles over the years about these efforts. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry from Harvard University, where he also tutored chemistry, physics, and the classics. Four years later, after receiving his medical degree from Columbia University in New York, Dr. Muccini returned to Boston and Harvard University for postgraduate medical training. During this time, he trained at all of the major Harvard teaching hospitals, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, Beth Israel Hospital and Deaconess Hospital; and he completed an internship in General Surgery, a fellowship and residency in Dermatology, and a fellowship in Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Muccini is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), the Missouri Dermatological Society, and the American Medical Association (AMA). He is also a member of the St. Louis Dermatological Society and has served as the organization’s president.