title: Our approach to pediatric dermatologic laser surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Many pediatric dermatological conditions may be successfully treated with laser surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical approach to various pediatric dermatological conditions utilizing laser treatment options is discussed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Clinical uses of various modalities such as pulsed dye laser, KTP laser, Nd-YAG laser, Q-switched ruby laser, erbium-YAG laser, diode laser, non-coherent blue light sources, and fractional resurfacing are presented with successful parameters, developed over 22 years, utilized on a daily basis in a laser surgery clinic.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laser surgery can make a significant improvement in many pediatric skin lesions, thanks to the unique properties of pediatric skin and a vast array of laser technologies.
authors.affiliation: Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, New York 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Chapas
authors.forename: Roy G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Geronemus
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery