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Head and neck applications of the milliwatt laser
Author(s) -
Fried Marvin P.,
Vernick David M.,
Breslin Kathryn Ann,
Moll Erik R. S.
Publication year - 1987
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.1900070108
Subject(s) - laser , carbon dioxide laser , ablation , head and neck , materials science , laser ablation , biomedical engineering , laser beam welding , optics , surgery , laser surgery , medicine , physics
The head and neck surgeon often uses the carbon dioxide laser. With the advent of new instrumentation, the frequency of usage will increase. The CO 2 miliwatt laser offers the adventages of tissue welding, as well as cutting and ablation by virtue of the small spot size produced combined with low power output. Potential applications include microvascular and microneural anastomoses. The milliwatt laser can be used endoscopically for tissue resection with a high degree of precision with power densities comparable to current CO 2 lasers. Moreover, the milliwatt laser can be applied to otology for cutting and welding of the tympanic membrane, tissue removal, and stapedotomy.