Aesthetics 2015 is a conference combining the specialties of Dermatology & Plastic Surgery. The Conference took place from August 28th to August 30th, 2015. Dr. Kassir gave the opening lecture in the full day laser course on August 28th, titled "PEARLS, TIPS, and TRICKS". There followed a lecture and panel discussion on Q-Switched Lasers. Q-Switch Lasers are extremely popular and effective in patients with ethnic skin. Q-Switch Lasers are used to treat tattoos of various colors, pigmented lesions, and congenital lesions such as Nevus of Ota. Dr. Kassir shared some clinical pearls as well during the live hands-on session, explaining in great detail how to manage various settings including spot size, energy, and pulse width. Dr. Kassir also defined and clarified nanosecond and picosecond pulse widths and how to differentiate among various Q-Switched lasers to determine which are are better for clinical use.