Feasibility of skin deepithelialization using the contact Neodymium-Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet laser
| Autor: | David C. Rice, Geoffrey G. Hallock |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
medicine.medical_treatment Dermatologic Surgical Procedures chemistry.chemical_element Dermatology Light Coagulation Neodymium law.invention Optics law medicine Animals Humans Yttrium Experimental surgery Skin Co2 laser business.industry Dermabrasion Neodymium-yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser Rats Inbred Strains Laser Rats chemistry Optoelectronics Aluminum Silicates Surgery Epidermis business |
| Zdroj: | Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 12:397-400 |
| ISSN: | 1096-9101 0196-8092 |
| Popis: | In a manner similar to laserbrasion, the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser has a proven role for expediting skin deepithelialization, which is an essential component of many reconstructive procedures. However, the contact Neodymium-Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet (Nd:YAG) laser has many additional attributes such as tactile feedback and less plume that theoretically offer an advantage over the CO2 laser for this adjunctive maneuver. In rat experimental models and clinical applications, removal of the epidermis necessary for skin deepithelialization may indeed be achieved using a rounded probe for vaporization with the contact Nd:YAG laser. Unfortunately, the length of time necessary for skin deepithelialization with the Nd:YAG laser exceeded even conventional methods, such that this role with the present technology, although possible, is inefficient and impractical. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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