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| Laser Surgery and Cosmetics
Laser Surgery High-powered surgical lasers are used to vaporize, coagulate, and cut tissues with little or no damage to surrounding areas. Further, these laser types may be used to endoscopically reach locations that are otherwise difficult to access. Laser surgery leads to less trauma, bleeding, and scarring compared with other surgical methods, and may reduce post-operative pain, which in turn reduces the need for medication. Carbon Dioxide Laser. The Carbon Dioxide Laser is one of the most popular surgi-cal laser types in the world. The wavelength of 10500 nm is highly absorbed by water, and this laser type is therefore very well suited for cutting with high precision. The Carbon Dioxide laser is optimal for surgical removal of condyloma, syringoma, trichoepithelioma, adenoma, xanthelasma, cysts, and more. Learn more... Neodymium (NdYAG) Laser. The Irradia Neodymium YAG Laser is a classic laser type where the primary function is to coagulate blood. The recommended use of the Neodymium YAG includes alleviation of obstructions of the trachea or the main stem bronchi, control of bleeding gastrointestinal lesions, iridotomy, treatment of BPH, etc. Learn more... Holmium (HoYAG) Laser. The Irradia Holmium YAG laser is a versatile surgical laser that combines the cutting capabilites of the Carbon Dioxide Laser with the coagulation properties of the Neodymium YAG Laser. The Holmium laser is typically used for Lithotripsy, but also includes other applications such as General Surgery, Dentistry, Arthroscopy, Urology, Gynaecology, Spinal surgery, Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), and more. Learn more... Laser Cosmetics High-powered lasers are also being used for an increasing number of cosmetic treatments, including permanent hair removal, tatoo removal, skin resurfacing for wrinkle reduction and treatment of acne scars, removal of pigmented areas such as age spots and moles, and treatment of vascular lesions such as spider veins and "port wine" stains. Permanent Hair Removal. The principle of permanent hair removal is based on light abosrption by the hair follicle. When the skin is illuminated by the Irradia Alexandrite Laser, pigmented areas (such as hair) absorbs the light, and heat is generated. As the hair is heated up, a portion of the heat is transferred to the walls of the hair follicle, which in turn gets burned and seizes to function. Learn more... Removal of Blood Vessels. Vascular lesions are enlarged overgrown blood vessels or multiple small vessels, and may give rise to e.g. spider veins, "port wine" stains, and strawberry hemangiomas. The Irradia KTP Laser is designed to remove these lesions, with a focus on larger areas. The green light selectively destroys the red blood vessels, leaving the surrounding tissue unharmed, and with a beam spot size of up to 6 mm large areas can be successfully treated. The Irradia KTP Laser is also commonly used for Skin Rejuvination treatment. Learn more... Tatoo Removal. Similar to the principles of permanent hair removal, the removal of tatoos is based on heat generation by light absorption, but this time it is the pigment in the tatoo that absorbs the ligth. Unfortunately it is much easier to get a tatoo than it it is to removie it, and depending on the colour of the tatoo, many treatments may be necessary to accuire a decent result. The Q-Switched Neodymium (NdYAG) Laser is specifically designed to remove black tatoos. Learn more...
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