Abstract
At the end of the 1960s Mester, in Hungary, began to use low-intensity laser light to treat wounds that were not healing. Mester also found activation of collagen fibers, enhanced vascularization, and fast healing in skin ulcers that had not responded to classic and long-term treatment, including plastic surgery. Kovinskii observed an increase in the tissue granulation rate when irradiating burn wounds with helium neon laser light.
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Stux, G. (1987). Laser Acupuncture. In: Acupuncture. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71742-0_10
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