title: Efficacy of the carbon dioxide laser in hand surgery.
abstract: The use of the carbon dioxide laser for minor hand problems is reviewed, and the physiological effects of laser treatment are discussed. Forty-one patients have been treated during a one-year period for warts, nail disorders, and a variety of benign neoplasms. Results of CO2 laser treatment are equivalent to those of other methods with less pain and disability. Future applications of the CO2 laser are discussed.
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014860:Warts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*