The carbon dioxide laser in head and neck surgery

Zenker's Diverticulum: Carbon Dioxide Laser Endoscopic Surgery

Nowadays endoscopic diverticulotomy is the surgical approach of the first choice in treatment of Zenker's diverticulum. We report our experience with this procedure and try to sum up recent recommendations for management of surgery and postoperative care. Data of 34 patients with Zenker's diverticulum, treated by endoscopic carbon dioxide laser diverticulotomy at the Department of Otorhinolaryn...

Short-pulse carbon dioxide laser resurfacing of the neck.

BACKGROUND Carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser resurfacing of the face has become an increasingly popular procedure. However, laser resurfacing of the neck has been largely avoided because of fears of scarring or pigmentation changes. OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to evaluate the efficacy of treatment and incidence of complications after short-pulse CO(2) laser resurfacing of the neck. METHODS A total...

Ultrapulse carbon dioxide laser resurfacing and facial cosmetic surgery

DB Apfelberg. Ultrapulse carbon dioxide laser resurfacing and facial cosmetic surgery. Can J Plast Surg 1995;3(3):133-136. Over 100 patients have been treated with the ultrapulse carbon dioxide laser since July 1994. The high power square wave pulse of 600 watts at less than 1 msec (which is less than the thermal relaxation time of tissue) dissipates heat during vaporization, thus producing a `...

Head and Neck Surgery

Transoral robot-assisted carbon dioxide laser surgery for hypopharyngeal cancer.

BACKGROUND Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has been used as a novel procedure for the resection of laryngopharyngeal cancers with promising outcomes. There are several studies proposing the benefit of combining TORS with a carbon dioxide (CO2 ) laser in resecting upper aerodigestive tract tumors. The purpose of this study was to illustrate transoral robot-assisted carbon dioxide laser surgery ...