title: Comparison of the contact neodymium:YAG and carbon dioxide lasers for skin deepithelialization.
abstract: The application of laserbrasion by the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser for skin deepithelialization previously has been proven efficacious in numerous clinical experiences. This study in adult Sprague-Dawley rats was designed to compare those known effects of the CO2 laser with the contact neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser for skin deepithelialization, since tactile feedback from the handpiece of the latter is a theoretical advantage. This proved that although the contact Nd:YAG laser does have the capability to achieve skin deepithelialization, when compared with more conventional methods, it is laboriously inefficient and therefore at present impractical.
authors: Dorothy Rider Pool Microsurgery and Laser Laboratory, Allentown, Pa.
authors: G G
authors: GG
authors: Hallock
authors: D C
authors: DC
authors: Rice
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004817:Epidermis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D051381:Rats; D016038:Skin Transplantation