Based on a dvm360 expert interview featuring Boaz Man, DVM (2026 Kumar Patel Prize in Laser Surgery recipient for BOAS laser surgery education). In a new dvm360 video interview, titled…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffi7Oa8Yaio 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…
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…
In this video, Noel Berger, DVM, MS, uses a VetScalpel CO2 laser to ablate the inflamed tissue of the mucous lining. Dr. Berger demonstrates using the VetScalpel at both 20…
By Ziemowit Kudła, DVM, VAT; Poland, Med-Wet, and Anna Nikolajdu-Kudła, DVM| February 2020
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…
The suction nozzle should be as close as possible to the surgical site (per ANSI) and no further than 2 inches away (per CDC). In this video, you will see…
By Peter Vitruk, PhD, MInstP ANSI Z136.3 Standard for Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care (2018 Edition) defines laser plume as one of the non-beam laser hazards since it…
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…
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…
The main advantages of the CO2 wavelength technology for soft tissue surgery include reduced tissue trauma, precise dissection, sterilization of the tissue surface, reduced operative hemorrhage, quickened healing and reduced post-operative pain. My clients...
I can not say enough about my surgical laser! I have used it from A to V (abscesses to vaginal fold excision). I joke with my team that using a scalpel blade for surgery should be considered an “old” technique. They even joke that on the rare occasion I use a...