Laser Applications - Medical

Medical

See also: Laser medicine
  • Cosmetic surgery (removing tattoos, scars, stretch marks, sunspots, wrinkles, birthmarks, and hairs): see laser hair removal. Laser types used in dermatology include ruby (694 nm), alexandrite (755 nm), pulsed diode array (810 nm), Nd:YAG (1064 nm), Ho:YAG (2090 nm), and Er:YAG (2940 nm).
  • Eye surgery and refractive surgery
  • Soft tissue surgery: CO2, Er:YAG laser
  • Laser scalpel (General surgery, gynecological, urology, laparoscopic)
  • Photobiomodulation (i.e. laser therapy)
  • "No-Touch" removal of tumors, especially of the brain and spinal cord.
  • In dentistry for caries removal, endodontic/periodontic procedures, tooth whitening, and oral surgery

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