In this video, Dr. Boaz Man performs laser surgery without the need for general anesthesia. Demo, an English bulldog, gets a lump removed using an elliptical incision with a VetScalpel…
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Watch as David Duclos, DVM, DACVD, uses his VetScalpel CO2 laser at 40 watts continuous wave to ablate tumor’s in a cat’s ear (apocrine cystomatosis). The laser is used to…
Terry Norton, DVM, used an Aesculight CO2 laser to remove a 14.2-pound tumor from the flipper of Chomper, a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle. This tumor was the largest tumor removed…
Veterinary dermatologist David Duclos, DVM, DACVD, uses a VetScalpel CO2 laser to perform a tumor excision. The VetScalpel laser is set to 30 watts of SuperPulse power, which is the…
A 12-year-old, 27-kg neutered male, flat-coated retriever mix was presented for a subcutaneous mass cranial to the right tarsus.
This case illustrates the advantages of the CO2 laser for ablation of eyelid tumors. In addition to avoiding damage to lid margins, operating time is less than five minutes.
Three months prior to the surgery described here, a 10-year-old female spayed tortoiseshell cat was presented for a large swelling in the neck. Approximately 300 cc of clear, thin, amber fluid was aspirated, and a representative sample was sent to an outside diagnostic laboratory for fluid analysis, the results of which were unremarkable.
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One of the primary benefits of the CO2 laser procedure includes a virtual elimination of bleeding, which allows for full visualization of the large masses, obtaining wide and appropriate surgical margins and providing a cosmetically pleasing, limb sparing procedure.
In my clinic, I use the flexible hollow waveguide fiber CO2 laser to surgically remove soft tissue growths. This technology allows ablating tumors quickly, providing control over intraoperative bleeding. Another benefit of laser surgery is that there is no need to close the surgical site in case of superficial cutaneous lesions. Moreover, the laser allows treating multiple lesions during a single visit, as in one of the cases described in this article.
Considering the numerous advantages of the CO2 laser, such as benefits for veterinary personnel and patients, as well as its efficiency and predictable outcomes, the laser is a better alternative to conventional surgery for equine cutaneous tumor removal.
Why is LESS best with the Aesculight CO2 Laser? This video covers the main benefits that Aesculight CO2 laser surgery provides for both pets and veterinarians.
