title: Cutaneous plastic surgery with the CO2 laser.
abstract: Utilization of the CO2 laser in cutaneous plastic surgery has steadily increased in recent years. The accessibility of the laser in the office setting has had a major impact, providing situations that have aided in the development of surgical proficiency, and its innate properties have made possible a scope of surgical office procedures not previously possible. The work described herein is considered by today's researchers as but the harbinger of advancements to come.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000601:surgery; D007642:Keratosis / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007911:Lentigo / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000601:surgery; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013653:Tattooing
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide