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Reports of reduced postoperative pain following Nd:YAG laser surgery have, to date, been mostly anecdotal. Following review of some 200 laser cases we have confirmed these reports and established the need for comparative clinical trials involving the use of low power contact Nd:YAG Laser and conventional operative techniques in body surface surgery, intermediate surgery (involving but not transecting muscle layers) and body cavity surgery.
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Moore, K.C., Steger, A., Hira, N. (1988). Postoperative Analgesia and Nd: YAG Laser Surgery. In: Waidelich, W., Waidelich, R. (eds) LASER Optoelectronics in Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72870-9_33
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