What is the most efficient soft-tissue surgical laser?
The most commonly used surgical laser is CO2 laser. Unlike some lasers, the CO2 laser wavelength (10.6 micrometer) is highly absorbed by soft tissues containing water. Because of their outstanding versatility and precision, CO2 surgical laser is the most efficient and dominant soft-tissue surgical laser in human and veterinary medicine since the 1960s. Many thousands of CO2 lasers are used daily around the world in various surgical specialties at veterinary and human medical establishments.
