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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Read our frequently asked questions and answers about Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) and elongated soft palate laser surgery procedures.
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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…
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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…
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An English Bulldog, named Hoss, struggled to breathe his entire life until Dr. Robin Knopp performed life-changing laser surgery.
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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…
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Read our top 11 questions and answers about laser stenotic nares procedures and Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome.
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