Common Procedures
The Aesculight surgical laser can be used instead of the steel scalpel in hundreds of procedures in general surgery, dermatology, ophthalmic surgery, ENT, and many other specialties. When using the veterinary surgical laser, only an intense beam of laser light touches the tissue, which leads to less pain, less bleeding, less swelling, and less risk of infection often associated with surgery. Veterinary laser is capable of performing incisions, excisions, dissections, and ablations of many kinds. Biopsies, lesion removal, tissue sculpting, and many more procedures are all within the laser's capabilities.
"We love the laser" states Thomas Callahan, DVM, who practices in Palm Harbor, Florida "The recovery time and return to function are greatly improved. To see a declawed cat, or a spayed or neutered pet eat hours after surgery testifies to the humane pain reduction benefits of laser"...
Among small animal veterinarians, lasers are used for everything from neuters and spays to ocular and dental procedures to treating "hot spots". Lasers have been used on virtually every kind of animal, including dogs, cats, birds, horses, ferrets, rabbits, iguanas, chinchillas, guinea pigs and monkeys. One of the fastest-growing application areas is cat declawing. "The laser has revolutionized doing declaws", says Peter Eeg, a veterinarian in Maryland and proponent of laser surgery. During declawing the light beam seals the nerve endings and kills bacteria in the procedure area, reducing pain and the chance of post-operative pain...
Lasers can be used in minor procedures, too. A rapidly expanding use of the technology is in removal of unsightly warts and cysts. Many owners were previously reluctant to subject their pets to the trauma of surgery, even for these minor procedures. Now they can be performed quickly and easily, with very little pain...
Blair Bethel, a veterinarian in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the many veterinarians who shares her customer's amazement at the results achieved in laser surgery.
"When we and our clients see how the laser benefits our patients, we don’t know what we would do without it."
Andrew Waters
A Cats and Kittens Special Report. The Cutting Edge: Lasers Revolutionize Pet Surgery
Cats and Kittens Magazine, July 2000, pp. 28-29.
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