The Sharplan 30c CO2 surgical laser is a precision instrument that offers significant advantages to the surgical practitioner, with potential for use in a multitude of applications as an addition to traditional instruments and techniques. Depending on the clinical application, the Sharplan laser may be used for:
- Char-free ablation;
- Incision or excision;
- Vaporization or ablation;
- Providing hemostasis.
According to Sharplan 30c Laser Operator’s Manual, representative examples of laser-appropriate procedures include:
General Surgery:
Hemorrhoid removal, skin tag vaporization; pilodidal cyst removal and repair, debridement of decubitus ulcers and statis ulcers; mastectomy, breast biopsy, reduction mammoplasty; cytoreduction for metastatic disease; many dermatological procedures.
Gynecology:
Condyloma, excision and vaporization, cervical, vulvar and perineal; vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia ablation (VAIN); vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia ablation (VIN); herpes vaporization; urethral caruncle vaporization; Bartholin’s and nubothian cysts.
Laparoscopic Surgery:
Vaporization, incision, excision, ablation, or photocoagulation of soft tissue in endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery including GYN laparoscopy where delivery of energy by the hollow fiber may be more convenient than delivery of energy by a handpiece. Representative examples: endometriosis ablation; excision of adhesions; salingotomy; metroplasty.
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT):
Subglottic stenosis vaporization; tonsillectomy; removal of vocal cord papillomas, nodules and polyps; lymphangioma removal; pulmonary bronchial and tracheal lesion removal; turbinectomy; removal of leukoplakia of larynx; ablation of choanal atresia.
Dermatology:
Port wine hemangioma removal; rhinophyma reduction; telangiectasia removal; keloid reduction; wart removal; basal and squamous cell carcinoma removal; blepharoplasty; xanthalasma removal; removal of neurofibromas, hemangiomas, nevi, and tricoepitheliomas; dermabrasion, such as for lentigos, keratoses, actinic keratosis, and cheilitis.
Dental / Oral Surgery:
Gingivectomy, frenum release; removal of soft tissue, cysts, tumors.
Orthopedic Surgery:
Menisectomy; chondromalacia ablation; partial synovectomy; lateral release; PMMA removal.
Podiatry:
Plantar wart vaporization; fungal nail treatment; partial and complete matrixectomy; porokeratoma ablation; Morton’s neruoma removal; ingrown nail treatment.