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The biomedical effects of laser application
Author(s) -
Mester Endre,
Mester Andrew F.,
Mester Adam
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.1900050105
Subject(s) - laser , radiation , wound healing , high energy , medicine , biomedical engineering , medical physics , optics , surgery , engineering physics , physics
This paper briefly reviews the authors' experimental and clinical use of lasers over a 20‐year period, during which laser effects on 15 biological systems were studied. Low‐energy laser radiation was found to have a stimulating effect on cells, and high‐energy radiation had an inhibiting effect. The application of lasers to stimulate wound healing in cases of nonhealing ulcers is recommended.