Laser therapies are medical treatments that use focused light.
In medicine, lasers allow surgeons to work at high levels of precision by focusing on a small area, damaging less of the surrounding tissue. If you have laser therapy, you may experience less pain, swelling, and scarring than with traditional surgery. However, laser therapy can be expensive and require repeated treatments.
What is laser therapy used for?
Laser therapy may be used to:
- 1.shrink or destroy tumors, polyps, or precancerous growths
- 2.relieve symptoms of cancer
- 3.remove kidney stones
- 4.remove part of the prostate
- 5.repair a detached retina
- 6.improve vision
- 7.treat hair loss resulting from alopecia or aging
- 8.treat pain, including back nerve pain
Lasers can have acauterizing, or sealing, effect and may be used to seal:
- 1.nerve endings to reduce pain after surgery
- 2.blood vessels to help prevent blood loss
- 3.lymph vessels to reduce swelling and limit the spread of tumor cells
Lasers may be useful in treating the very early stages of some cancers, including:
- 1.cervical cancer
- 2.penile cancer
- 3.vaginal cancer
- 4.vulvar cancer
- 5.non-small cell lung cancer
- 6.basal cell skin cancer
Post time: Sep-11-2024