title: Lasers and wound healing.
abstract: The advances in laser surgery over the past decade have been remarkable and have significantly altered the management of a host of dermatologic disorders. This article focuses on the CO2 laser as a cutting and vaporization tool and reviews the features that distinguish CO2 laser-induced wounds from those created by a scalpel. Tissue welding, wound management after skin treatment with the visible light lasers based on the principle of selective photothermolysis, as well as the controversial field of low-energy laser therapy (biostimulation) are also addressed.
authors.affiliation: Laser and Dermatology Center, Clearwater, Florida.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Nemeth
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D053685:Laser Therapy; D012867:Skin / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*