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GREGORY S. KELLER, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1988;114(6):616-617.

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The laser has become a useful device in our specialty, facial plastic surgery. Current uses of the laser were reviewed at a recent course conducted by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Denver, at its 1987 spring meeting. Highlights of this course and other trends in laser skin surgery are reviewed in this article.

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER

Course directors, Arlen Myers, MD, Denver, and Fred Stucker, MD, Shreveport, La, discussed the use of the carbon dioxide laser, which is available at many hospitals, clinics, and offices. This laser has many dermatologic uses that have been time tested and some that are controversial.

The carbon dioxide laser is useful as a laser scalpel for microscopically controlled resections of nonmelanoma skin cancer. The lesion can be outlined utilizing a 0.2-mm laser spot size with the laser set to a rapidly pulsed mode. The outlined incision can then be grasped . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Santa Barbara, Calif

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