List of Contributors vii1 The Embryogenesis of the Skin 1Jasem Alshaiji2 Basic Structure and Function of the Neonatal, Infantile, and Childhood Skin 13Nawaf Almutairi3 Approach to the Child as a Patient 23Nawaf Almutairi4 Preoperative and Postoperative Care of Children Undergoing Pediatric Dermatology Procedures 31Alanna F. Bree5 The Pediatric Surgical Tray 37V.M. Carlberg and J.L. Fewkes6 Anesthesia for Children 49Marcia Hogeling7 Skin Biopsy Techniques 63Grace Sun8 Common Pediatric Dermatologic Surgery Procedures 73Meagan Barrett, Nicole Harter, and Ashley Wysong9 Suturing Techniques 93Israel D. Andrews, Jennifer J. Schoch, and Kathryn Ann Potter10 Wound Closure Technique 105Daniel Belkin and Ashley Wysong11 Wound Closure Material 115V.M. Carlberg and J.L. Fewkes12 Dressings 125Grace Sun13 Nail Surgery 131Jane Sanders Bellet14 Complications of Surgery and Invasive Procedures 143Yoon Cohen and Harper N. Price15 Improving Scars 161Harper N. Price and Maria Princesa P. Curtis16 Special Dermatologic Surgery 171Ramin Fathi, James William Behan, and Meena Julapalli17 Lasers for Vascular Lesions 189Nawaf Almutairi and Jasem Alshaiji18 Lasers for Scars and Striae 197Sebastian Verne, Robert Magno, Ariel Eber, Marina Perper, Ibrahim Alomair, Abdulkareem Alfuraih, Mana Alharbi, and Keyvan Nouri19 Lasers for Acne 207Mohammad-Ali Yazdani Abyaneh, Robert D. Griffith, Leyre Falto-Aizpurua, Harleen Arora, and Keyvan Nouri20 Laser for Verrucae 223Ariel Eber, Marina Perper, Sebastian Verne, Robert Magno, Mana Alharbi, Ibrahim Alomair, Abdulkareem Alfuraih, Ali Rajabi-Estarabadi, and Keyvan Nouri21 Lasers and Lights for Onychomycosis 229Elizabeth Yim, Leyre A. Falto-Aizpurua, Jennifer Ledon, and Keyvan Nouri22 Lasers for Pigmented Lesions 241Harleen Arora, Leyre Falto-Aizpurua, Ali Rajabi-Estarabadi, and Keyvan Nouri23 Lasers for Tattoos 257Stephanie Mlacker, Leyre Falto-Aizpurua, Colin McNamara, and Keyvan Nouri24 Lasers for Hair Removal 273Fleta Netter Bray, Leyre Falto-Aizpurua, Robert D. Griffith, Brian Simmons, Ali Rajabi-Estarabadi, and Keyvan Nouri25 Lasers for Other Specific Dermatologic Disorders 289Leyre Falto-Aizpurua, Mohammad-Ali Yazdani Abyaneh, Harleen Arora, Robert D. Griffith, Ali Rajabi-Estarabadi, and Keyvan Nouri26 Medical Ethics and Bioethics in Pediatric Dermatology 303Katlein França, Tulsie Narendra Patel, Shailee Bipin Patel, and Keyvan NouriIndex 315
Keyvan Nouri, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Surgery, Louis C. Skinner, Jr., M.D. Endowed Chair in Dermatology, Richard Helfman Professor of Dermatologic Surgery, Vice-Chairman of the University of Miami Medical Group, Director of Mohs, Dermatologic, & Laser Surgery, Director of Surgical Training, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.Latanya Benjamin, MD, FAAD, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatric Dermatology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA.Jasem Alshaiji, MD, Consultant Dermatologist, Head of Pediatric Dermatology Unit, Department of Dermatology, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.Jan Izakovic, MD, Volunteer Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, Division of Pediatric Dermatology, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.