title: [Holmium laser in chondrology: potentials and prospects].
abstract: To study the mechanism of simulation of a cartilage, to define the optimum parameters and laser radiation regimens, the authors made a complex of in vitro experiments on the cartilages of the nasal septum in man and domestic animals and in vivo experiments on those of the concha in rabbits and pigs. Holmium laser radiation is shown to be the most suitable tool for formation of a cartilage. Evidence is provided for the possibility of irreversibly altering the shape of a cartilage during laser radiation. A procedure has been developed for non-invasive correction of the septum of the nose for its curvature. Restored or improved nasal respiration was observed in more than two thirds of the patients. Laser surgery is not of age-limited application, it is noninvasive, can be performed in the outpatient settings and requires no drug treatment in the postoperative treatment.
authors.forename: Iu M
authors.initials: IuM
authors.lastname: Ovchinnikov
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Svistukhin
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Shekhter
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Shinaev
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Sobol'
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Bagratashvili
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sviridov
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Omel'chenko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000528:radiation effects; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D053685:Laser Therapy