title: Complications associated with laser surgery.
abstract: All lasers are classified according to their potential for injury. Because medical lasers fall into the category having the greatest hazard potential, appropriate safeguards must be planned and undertaken. This article addresses the complications associated with the photoablative and thermal effects of lasers. Despite the laser's potential for injury, however, the probability of serious damage is negligible if the modality is used intelligently by the informed physician.
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation