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The carbon-dioxide laser (CO2 laser) was one of the earliest gas lasers to be developed. It was invented by Kumar Patel of Bell Labs in 1964 [1] and is still one of the most useful types of laser. Carbon-dioxide lasers are the highest-power continuous-wave lasers that are currently available. They are also quite efficient: the ratio of output ...
A fractional laser delivers laser light to the skin. Hundreds or thousands of laser pinpoints may be used per square inch, leaving healthy skin between the ablated areas. Complications observed in a study of 961 treatments included acne and herpes outbreaks. [6] There have been anecdotal negative accounts of bad scarring and hyperpigmentation. [7]
A 40-watt CO 2 laser with applications in ENT, gynecology, dermatology, oral surgery, and podiatry. Laser medicine is the use of lasers in medical diagnosis, treatments, or therapies, such as laser photodynamic therapy, [1] photorejuvenation, and laser surgery. The word laser stands for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation".
MeSH. D053685. [edit on Wikidata] Laser surgery is a type of surgery that uses a laser (in contrast to using a scalpel) to cut tissue. [1] Types of surgical lasers include carbon dioxide, argon, Nd:YAG laser, and potassium titanyl phosphate, among others. Soft-tissue laser surgery is used in a variety of applications in humans (general surgery ...
Laser ablation or photoablation (also called laser blasting[1][2][3]) is the process of removing material from a solid (or occasionally liquid) surface by irradiating it with a laser beam. At low laser flux, the material is heated by the absorbed laser energy and evaporates or sublimates. At high laser flux, the material is typically converted ...
Three types of lasers are used to treat cancer: carbon dioxide (CO 2) lasers, argon lasers, and neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) lasers. [1] Laser therapy is often given through a flexible endoscope (a thin, lighted tube used to look at tissues inside the body). The endoscope is fitted with optical fibers (thin fibers that transmit ...
Amateur laser construction. See TEA laser. Carbon dioxide laser: 10.6 μm, (9.4 μm) Transverse (high-power) or longitudinal (low-power) electrical discharge Material processing (laser cutting, laser beam welding, etc.), surgery, dental laser, military lasers. Carbon monoxide laser: 2.6 to 4 μm, 4.8 to 8.3 μm Electrical discharge
Frenectomies can be safely and efficiently released with the soft tissue 10,600 nm CO 2 laser with predictable and repeatable tissue response, fast ablation and instant hemostasis. [6] The extremely precise cutting, minimal collateral damage, clear and bloodless operating field , make the CO 2 laser a good choice for frenectomy procedures.