A variety of minor surgical procedures can be performed at NCH Healthcare Group Pediatrics. These include:
- Abcess incision and drainage
- Cerumen (ear wax) impaction removal
- Circumcision (see additional detail below)
- Ear piercing (see additional detail below)
- Nursemaid's elbow reduction
- Suture/ staple removal
- Staple placement for simple scalp lacerations
- Suturing or dermabond for simple skin lacerations
- Wart removal using liquid nitrogen
- Wedge resection of infected/ ingrown toenail
Please note that not all of our pediatricians perform all of these procedures.
Circumcision can be performed in our offices on infants under 1 month of age. Some of our Pediatricians use the plastibell method of circumcision. Not all insurance companies will cover this procedure so please call our office for the financial details. Ear piercing is considered a cosmetic procedure and is therefore not billed to insurance carriers. Please call our office for the financial details pertaining to this procedure.
Pediatric Immunization Schedule
| Age |
Vaccination |
| Newborn |
Hepatitis B (usually given in hospital) |
| 1 month |
Hepatitis B |
| 2 month |
Pentacel**, Prevnar, Rotavirus |
| 4 month |
Pentacel**, Prevnar, Rotavirus |
| 6 month |
Pentacel**, Prevnar, Rotavirus |
| 9 month |
Hepatitis B |
| 12 month |
Hepatitis A, Prevnar |
| 15 month |
MMR, Chicken Pox |
| 18 month |
Hepatitis A, DTaP, Hib |
| 4 year |
MMR, IPV, DTaP, Chicken Pox |
| 11-12 year |
Tdap, Menactra, HPV (females) |
The American Academy of Pediatrics also recommends that all children 6 months and older receive the influenza vaccine. Vaccine information sheets are available on all of these vaccines by visiting the Centers for Disease Control. We encourage you to read these vaccine information sheets before you come to the office so we can answer any questions you might have. We also encourage you to read our Immunization Policy statement. We at NCH Healthcare Group Pediatrics will do our best to keep our web page current, but unanticipated changes to this schedule may occur. Some of these changes are beyond our control (i.e. vaccination shortage). We apologize beforehand for any inconvenience.
** Pentacel is a combination vaccine that contains DTaP, Polio and Hib. Compared to giving each of these shots individually, the use of pentacel will reduce the total number of shots your child receives by six.