title: Fluence of thulium laser system in skin ablation.
abstract: Tm:YAP laser system at power levels up to 1.2 W at 1980 nm was established in both continuous-wave and modulated modes of operation. The fluence effect of the laser system for skin ablation was analyzed by histology analysis with Wistar rat skin tissues. Thermally altered length, thermally altered area, ablation area, and ablation depth parameters were measured on histology images of skin samples just after the laser operation and after four-day healing period. Continuous-wave mode of operation provided higher thermal effects on the skin samples. Lower fluence levels were found for efficient ablation effect.
authors.affiliation: Biophotonics Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Kandilli Kampüs, 34684 Çengelköy Istanbul, Turkey. temel.bilici@boun.edu.tr
authors.forename: Temel
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bilici
authors.forename: Ozgür
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tabakoğlu
authors.forename: Hamit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kalaycioglu
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.forename: Alphan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sennaroglu
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gülsoy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013932:Thulium
chemical_list: D013932:Thulium