Laser-appropriate equine surgery procedures include:
Ablation of penile and cervical lesions, Acute Scrotal Hernia Repair, Basal Cell Mastocytoma, Castration, Cryptorchidectomy, Entrapped epiglottis procedure, Ethmoid hematoma, Fibroma/Neurofibroma, Granulation tissue removal, Guttural pouch membrane ablation, Lymphoid polyps, Melanoma, Neoplasia, Palmer digital neurectomy, Proud Flesh, Removal of Hydroceles, Scirrhous cord resection, Sarcoid removal, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Umbilical hernia repair.
"It is now fair to say that various surgical lasers have extended the operative precision, range, and morbidity reduction in small animal surgery. Equine upper airway surgery has also been revolutionized, and there are certainly many applications yet to be developed."
Stephen W. Crane, DVM
"Lasers in Medicine and Surgery"
Vet Clin Small Anim 32 (2002) xi-xii. Elsevier Science (USA)