title: Applications of the neodymium:YAG laser in plastic surgery of the face and lacrimal surgery. Wound repair. A review.
abstract: The physical and clinical features of a number of laser energy sources presently being used in plastic and endonasal surgery, such as the Nd:YAG, KTP, Ho:YAG, Er:YAG and CO(2) lasers, are emphasized. Particular attention is paid to the Nd:YAG laser and to an Nd:YAG laser-powered quartz laser scalpel.
authors.affiliation: Lindenhofspital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fankhauser
authors.forename: Sylwia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kwasniewska
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000145:classification / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D009354:Neodymium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D015019:Yttrium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009354:Neodymium; D015019:Yttrium; D012822:Silicon Dioxide