Veterinary Laser Surgery

Surgical and therapeutic use of lasers began in human medicine inthe early 1960s. Technology and equipment advanced rapidly. Overthe last ten years veterinarians have been exploring the manypotential advantages that various lasers provide their patients.Because laser light energy can be applied directly to target tissueor administered to distant lesions at a remote site throughfiberoptic components, laser surgery has become an invaluable andgrowing veterinary surgical resource. Unlike many medicaltechnologies, the size, reliability, and portability of lasers haveimproved so rapidly that they are now both economically andpractically feasible for the general and specialty veterinarian.Routine laser use in veterinary medicine stands poised to gainlarge-scale general acceptance for everyday routine and specialtyprocedures.
Written by experts in the field, Veterinary Laser Surgery: APractical Guide strives to help general and specialtyveterinary practitioners understand, implement and expand the useof laser energy in safe and rational ways for both surgical andtherapeutic procedures to further improvement the veterinariansability to enhance the patient's quality of life.
* * PRACTICAL PICTORIAL GUIDE / ATLAS feature that includes 31 casestudies of the most common laser surgery procedures. Broad spectrumof specific laser information, including chapters covering basiclaser physics through specific laser surgery techniques and painmanagement.
* Special sections on CO2 and Diode laser wavelengths.
* Provides veterinarians with skills and techniques to improvethe comfort and quality of patients' lives throughappropriate laser use.
* User-friendly format makes referencing easy.
* A practical reference for specialty and generalveterinarians.