Abstract
High powered lasers such as CO2 and YAG which are used in surgery exert their effect by generating heat in the body tissues. At temperatures between 40–100 °C there is a progressive cellular change ranging through protein denaturation and coagulation to cellular disruption and destruction. Above 100 °C tissue vapourisation occurs and at even higher temperatures there is tissue carbonisation and burn off.
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Moore, K.C. (1991). The Use of Low Level Laser Biostimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain Syndromes. In: Chester, A.N., Martellucci, S., Scheggi, A.M. (eds) Laser Systems for Photobiology and Photomedicine. NATO ASI Series, vol 252. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7287-5_13
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