By Andrea Cannon, DVM   |   November 2016

Surgical excision using a scalpel is not practical as it requires longer anesthesia, wide excisions and sutures. Learn how an Aesculight CO₂ laser may be used to excise numerous infundibular keratinizing acanthomas.

By Christopher Winkler, DVM, DABLS   |   August 2016

The laser offered excellent hemostasis, and complete excision went without complication or damage to the underlying vessels. The removal of the mass was expected to be curative.

By Anya Glazkova, PhD   |   June 2016

In this interview, Dr. Winkler offers his view of the numerous clinical benefits of laser surgery and shares his journey toward becoming a laser veterinarian.

By Gary D. Norsworthy, DVM, Dipl. ABVP   |   July 2016

See several examples of how CO₂ lasers are used in cat surgeries. Examples include: lesions in difficult places, stenotic nares, entropion, and ceruminous gland adenomas.

Video of equine melanoma treatment using an Aesculight veterinary surgical laser. Equine veterinarians that use diode laser to remove sarcoids and tumors are amazed by Aesculight laser speed, precision, tissue control and wound healing.

By Ray Arza, DVM   |   April 2016

A CO₂ laser provides precise control, less trauma to tissue, virtually no bleeding intraoperatively, and laser energy effectively kills bacteria at the surgical site, thus reducing the risk of infection.

By Christopher Winkler, DVM, DABLS   |   November 2015

I implemented carbon dioxide laser surgery into my practice in 2010 and have never regretted the decision. I find laser surgery to have many advantages.

By Janine S. Dismukes, DVM   |   August 2015

Dr. Dismukes tells her story of becoming a laser veterinarian, the advantages of Aesculight CO₂ laser surgery, and she provides five clinical case examples.

By David D. Duclos, DVM, Dipl. ACVD   |   June 2015

Dr. Duclos used a CO₂ laser to save the claws of a dog by removing only the fibroadnexal hamartomas tumors and left as much of the normal skin as possible, allowing closure of the surgical site.

By F. A. (Tony) Mann, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, Dipl. ACVECC   |   April 2015

Surgery has multiple roles to play in oncology, including prevention, diagnosis, palliation, and cure, either alone or as an adjunct to other oncological therapies. The carbon dioxide laser can be a handy surgical tool to perform these roles.

Skin Tags are a common annoyance for humans and they also afflict our pets. See how quickly and easily they can be removed using the Aesculight Veterinary CO2 Surgical Laser in this video filmed in Denmark by Steve Nielsen during a demonstration at Eickenmeyer Veterinary Clinic

By David D. Duclos, DVM, Dipl. ACVD   |   March 2014

The CO₂ laser gives the surgeon the opportunity to make smaller, precise incisions from which to remove tumors with enough skin preserved to close the incision without grafting or significant movement restriction in the patient.