The use of a laser either to vaporize surface lesions or to make bloodless cuts in tissue. It does not include the coagulation of tissue by laser (LASER COAGULATION).
The utilization of photothermal effects of LASERS to denature COLLAGEN without destroying tissue.
The use of photothermal effects of LASERS to coagulate, incise, vaporize, resect, dissect, or resurface tissue.
Synonyms: Laser Photoablation of Tissue, Vaporization, Laser, Laser Knive, Nonablative Laser Treatment, Ablation, Laser, Pulsed Laser Tissue Ablation, Knife, Laser, Laser Therapy, Laser Treatment, Nonablative, Knives, Laser, Laser Knifes, Laser Therapies, Laser Treatments, Nonablative, Laser Scalpel, Knifes, Laser, Scalpel, Laser, Laser Scalpels, Laser Knife, Scalpels, Laser, Surgery, Laser, Laser Tissue Ablation, Laser Knives, Tissue Ablation, Laser, Therapy, Laser, Surgeries, Laser, Laser Surgery, Laser Vaporization, Laser Ablation, Ablation, Laser Tissue, Laser Surgeries, Therapies, Laser, Knive, Laser, Nonablative Laser Treatments
Instance information
2008; for LASER SURGERY, LASER SCALPEL , LASER KNIFE, and VAPORIZATION, LASER see LASER SURGERY 1987-2007 ,general; prefer specifics or specific laser term/ ther use; coordinate with disease and/or organ /surg; LOW-LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY is also available; laser surgery of cataract = LASER SURGERY (IM) see LASER THERAPY + CATARACT EXTRACTION (IM) ,2008
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