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Types of Laser Surgery
There are many different types of laser surgery available to the general
public today. Laser technology makes procedures less invasive and reduces
the time needed to complete common surgeries. Laser procedures also reduce
recovery time and make surgeries much less painful than traditional procedures.
Surgeries that once required prolonged hospital stays can now be performed on
an outpatient basis.
The most common and well-known type of laser surgery is laser eye surgery.
During a laser eye surgery, also known as LASIK, surgeons make an incision and
remove tiny bits of the cornea, reshaping it to achieve better focusing of light
on the retina. The process greatly reduces patients’ vision problems.
This procedure is rather painless and very quick. Recovery time is very
short, and most patients’ needs for contact lenses or eyeglasses are reduced
or eliminated by this laser surgery.
There are also several types of cosmetic laser surgeries. Laser skin surgery
involves removing the outermost layers of the skin, exposing softer and less
wrinkled layers below. This procedure reduces the appearance of fine lines
and wrinkles that come with the aging process. Lasers are also used in
other elective procedures, such as the treatment of acne or scars on the skin.
These procedures use cool laser technology to remove infected is discolored
layers of the skin, revealing the smoother, more normal layers beneath it.
Laser surgery is also used for other medical procedures, like treatment of enlarged
prostates and hemorrhoid treatments. Lasers are also used in cataract
removal procedures, making these surgeries significantly less invasive and painful
than they once were. Because laser surgery requires fewer incisions, the
procedures are much safer than traditional corrective procedures.
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