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”…
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Chinese shar pei suffering from stenotic nares as well as a severe bilateral entropion of both upper and lower eyelids and from the very heavy and excessive facial folds on her scalp.
Read our top 11 questions and answers about laser stenotic nares procedures and Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome.
They’re photogenic and popular on social media – but brachycephalic dog breeds, such as pug or bulldogs, often suffer from serious breathing problems. More and more are having surgery. Check…
Westlake Animal Hospital in Austin, TX, put together a great video explaining the stenotic nares and soft palate procedures. The video also goes over the benefits of the procedure and…
The use of a CO2 laser to correct elongated soft palates offers many benefits over conventional methods such as scalpels, scissors or electrosurgical units.
The advantage provided by a surgical laser is that the blood vessels are closed during surgery, which reduces the risk of bleeding and swelling at the site of the cut.
Resection of the elongated soft palate with a CO2 laser results in decreased postoperative pain and reduced edema, inflammation and scarring.
Frenchie, a female French bulldog, was presented with respiratory issues due to the brachycephalic syndrome. She had small nasal openings (stenotic nares) and an elongated soft palate.
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.
Aesculight laser surgery has recently been featured on Animal Planet’s “Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet” TV show. Watch some video clips of Dr. Dee, performing soft-tissue laser surgery using an Aesculight surgical laser.
Advantages of using the flexible fiber CO2 surgical laser in resection of elongated soft palate have allowed me to perform over 350 soft palate resections with very little morbidity.
