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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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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Cervical mucoceles are easily identified as a soft, fluctuant, nonpainful swelling of the ventral neck. Tumors and abscesses may appear similar but generally, are either firm or painful...
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