The surgical CO2 laser allows for near bloodless surgical procedures with rapid and uneventful recovery. Flexible fiber CO2 laser surgery can be easily learned by a skilled veterinary surgeon. Advances in beam delivery and handpiece technology make CO2 laser surgery enjoyable as never before.

VetScalpel laser products are successfully used for incision, excision, vaporization, ablation, and coagulation of soft-tissue in many veterinary general surgical procedures.

Clinical Applications in General Laser Surgery

VetScalpel veterinary surgical lasers are the appropriate tool for performing several general laser surgery procedures including:

  • Amputations
  • Anal sacculectomy
  • Castration
  • Ceruminous adenocarcinoma
  • Chemodectoma
  • Chronic ulcer debridement and sterilization
  • Colorectal tumor debulking or resection
  • Cranial cruciate ligament rupture debridement
  • Cystotomy
  • Deep mass removal
  • Dewclaw removal
  • Everted saccule resection
  • Enterotomy
  • Fibrosarcoma
  • Graft bed preparation-infected wounds
  • Granulation tissue shaving
  • Hemangiopericytoma
  • Hepatic carcinoma – hepatic lobectomy
  • Lipoma & liposarcoma resections
  • Mast cell tumors
  • Operculectomy
  • Penile amputation
  • Perianal fistulas
  • Perianal tumors
  • Perineal urethrostomy stricture revisions
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Rhabdomyoma of flank, spay
  • Subtotal prostatectomy
  • Tendon sheath tumors hemangiopericytoma
  • SCC and infiltrating lipoma
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Toe nail lasing
  • Transitional cell carcinoma of bladder
  • Traumatic wound debridement
  • Tumor bed ablations
  • Tumor/mass removal
  • Urethral prolapse resections
  • Urinary bladder polyps
  • Vital pulpotomy
  • Vaginal fold excision
  • Vaginal tumor excisions – leiomyoma
  • And many more…

WHAT VETERINARIANS SAY

The carbon dioxide laser is a very effective tool for treating diseases of the perianal region. The skin of the perianal region is thin and sensitive… the laser offers a “no-touch” method of excising these lesions, which helps to decrease post-operative discomfort...

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Bert A. Shelley, DVM, MS
“Use of the Carbon Dioxide Laser for Perianal and Rectal Surgery”, Vet Clin Small Anim 32 (2002) 621-637, Elsevier Science (USA)

I have been extremely happy with my VetScalpel surgical laser. With the increasing amount of brachycephalic dogs seen, we are offering more BOAS surgeries with greater results. I used the laser on my own rescue dog for his BOAS surgery, and it has changed his life...

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Karen Patti, DVM
Artemis Veterinary

We see dramatically less pain with laser patients versus the blade, especially in small dogs.

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Melissa Hartman, RVT
Animal Avian Hospital of the Village, Houston, TX

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