title: Pediatric surgical pearls: minimizing complications.
abstract: Performing dermatologic surgery in infants and children presents unique challenges. A thorough understanding of both pediatric developmental milestones and their unique surgical circumstances is essential to providing optimal dermatologic care of the pediatric patient. In this work, we combine the authors' experiences with data from the literature to provide pediatric dermatologic procedural pearls.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology, Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA 92123, USA. erinbialas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Erin B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Lesesky
authors.forename: Bari B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Hanspaul S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Makkar
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods*; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D009506:Nevus / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003487:Cyanoacrylates