ABC 25 WPBF recently featured Boca Raton veterinarian Dr. Boaz Man and his innovative approach to helping French bulldogs breathe easier. Dr. Man, the owner and medical director of Boca…
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Check out the new article “Lasering in on a better approach for BOAS patients” by John C. Godbold, Jr., DVM. Article Preview: Brachycephalic dog breeds have increased in popularity over…
At our clinic, surgical repair of the elongated soft palate (staphylectomy) is performed utilizing a CO2 laser. This allows for palatal muscle resection and simultaneous muscle thinning without the need for surgical sutures.
See before and after photos of Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) surgical procedures routinely performed using Aesculight CO2 lasers. These BOAS surgeries include canine stenotic nares repair (no suture), canine…
Watch as veterinarians, Dr. Kudła and Dr. Nikolajdu-Kudła, perform life-changing surgery on a Boston terrier with breathing problems. This dog suffers from brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS), which is common…
In my practice, I’m often asked by clients if I might get multiple things done in a single procedure. In patients like Winston, who presented for neuter, the opportunity to prevent worsening of both brachycephalic airway syndrome (BAS) and a left third-eyelid gland prolapse should certainly be communicated and encouraged to the client.
Part 1: Stenotic nares repair with a CO2 laser. Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) is a progressive disorder of the upper airway characterized by primary anatomical abnormalities that increase resistance to airflow and result in restricted breathing.
Read our frequently asked questions and answers about Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) and elongated soft palate laser surgery procedures.
The CO2 laser has many benefits over other surgical modalities for procedures mentioned in the article “Corrective Surgery: Dogs with Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome” by Dena Lodato, DVM, MS, and John Mauterer, DVM, Dipl. ACVS. Read…
Our pug is about 12 years old with breathing issues and our regular vet didn’t want to anesthetize him for a dental cleaning. He told us he should have surgery to remove part of the soft palate which was probably elongated and was causing the breathing issues. Our regular vet does not offer laser surgery…
An English Bulldog, named Hoss, struggled to breathe his entire life until Dr. Robin Knopp performed life-changing laser surgery.
An excellent new study out of the UK concerning Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS), “Great expectations, inconvenient truths, and the paradoxes of the dog-owner relationship for owners of brachycephalic dogs”…
