Basic Information You Need About Laser Treatment

By Jennifer Phillips


Laser treatments use focused light tuned to a specific wavelength which is powerful enough to shape diamonds and cut steel. These allow surgeons work with high level of precision through focusing on small areas and damaging the surrounding tissue less. Less scarring, swelling and pain is experienced when compared to traditional surgery.

Treating nerve pains, destroying polyps, tumors and precancerous growths, improving vision and removing prostate parts and kidney stones are some of its uses. Another use that laser treatment Richmond Hill has at the early cancer stages such as penile, vaginal, vulvar, cervical and others. These can cauterize and seal body parts if needed.

Some patients have health conditions which can be aggravated when getting this treatment of their skin and eyes so they are advised against it. Having a poor overall health will also increase the risk of having complications. The doctors might recommend traditional surgery based on your overall health, age and healthcare plan including the price of this procedure.

Before undergoing this procedure, plan ahead and make sure you have enough time for recovery after the operation is done. Request someone, a friend or a relative, to accompany you home as you might be influenced with medications and anesthesia still. Precautions are also advised days before you undergo surgery like halting any medications.

Laser treatments have different techniques depending on what the procedure would be or how it will be used. An example is when treating a tumor, an endoscope inserted in your body is used to view the tissues and aim the laser at the tumor, shrinking or destroying it. If it is a cosmetic procedure then it would be directly applied to the skin.

Different procedures use different lasers like carbon dioxide that could make a shallow cut good against superficial cancers. Then argon can make a shallow cut also and could activate drugs which photosynthesize in a photodynamic therapy and is used in combination with chemotherapy so more cancer cell will be killed. Cold laser therapy is another that promotes tissue regeneration and is used when doing minor surgeries.

There are some risks in undergoing this kind of therapy such as scarring, pain, infection, bleeding and changing your skin color. The effects intended by the treatment may not permanent that is why repeated sessions might be needed. Some surgeries are performed under general anesthesia which has the risk of having stroke, heart attack, confusion and pneumonia.

Benefits of laser include more precision when compared with traditional surgical instruments and makes shorter and shallower cuts. The operations end sooner as well and staying the night at the hospital is not necessary anymore. A few hours only may be needed for recovery specially if using general anesthesia on your operation.

Recovery is just similar with typical surgeries needing a few days of rest and taking medication until the discomfort you feel will be gone. It also varies depending on the therapy type received and the number of affected body parts by the procedure. Follow the orders given by the doctor very closely so you could recover faster and can still do your daily routine normally while recovering.




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