Laser therapy has been an adjunct to conventional surgery in treatment of aesthetic issues and focal skin lesions. Various types of lasers are available and adequate training is required for practical use. Recent advances in plastic surgery have made tremendous impact on the technical procedures used for aesthetic and non-aesthetic reasons. One of these is the use of medical lasers. Lasers have been used in plastic surgery to reduce the signs of ageing and treatment of skin lesions.
Principle of LASER therapy Initially demonstrated by Theodore Maiman, Laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Electromagnetic radiations are involved in creating an optical amplification. Various materials have been developed to act as lasing mediums and these include dyes, gas mixtures, crystals and semiconductor materials. When these media are exposed to sufficient…
