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H Mittelman

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PubMed1990

Carbon dioxide laser blepharoplasty--advantages and disadvantages.

Ten patients underwent upper eyelid blepharoplasty using the carbon dioxide laser on one eyelid and a conventional technique on the other. Administrative factors, safety considerations, ease of procedure, and short- and long-term results were evaluated. The carbon dioxide laser added considerable administrative, equipment, personnel, and organizational requirements to the procedure. The possibility of adverse safety factors or accidents was increased with the laser. Immediate and late postoperative results of pain, swelling, ecchymosis, and scarring were not significantly different on the two sides. No clear benefit other than a positive marketing factor could be demonstrated with use of the carbon dioxide laser for blepharoplasty.

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PubMed1983

Carcinogenic potential of in vitro carbon dioxide laser exposure of fibroblast.

Increasing clinical use of the CO2 laser in gynecology has been valuable for both external genital and internal reproductive problems. Long-term safety effects of the CO2 laser are investigated in the present study. Fibroblasts grown in tissue culture were exposed to the CO2 laser. They were then grown for nine future generations and scored for possible malignant transformation. Results of the study show that the CO2 laser does not produce a greater incidence of malignant transformation than normal controls. Therefore, in laboratory cells, the CO2 laser appears to be noncarcinogenic.

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PubMed1982

CO2 laser turbinectomies for chronic, obstructive rhinitis.

A CO2 laser approach to partial inferior nasal turbinectomies for patients with severe, obstructive, chronic, perennial rhinitis that is refractory to nonsurgical therapeutic regimens is presented. CO2 laser vaporization of the anterior one fourth to one half of the inferior turbinate was done under topical and local anesthesia, as an office outpatient procedure. It does not require nasal packing. It allows the patient to return to his daily routine upon completion of the procedure. Along with these advantages, bleeding risks are decreased compared to conventional nasal turbinectomy techniques.

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