Professionals Embrace Laser Technology

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Medical Professionals Embrace Laser Technology

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Laser technology was introduced in the early 1960s and saw rapid advances in its uses and structure since that time. Lasers have taken a front seat in technology in the medical field as well and are fast becoming one of the most used tools in the industry.

Universe Optics designs optical lenses for industrial, medical, high tech and electronic applications and shares the five ways in which laser technology is being implemented in the medical field:

1. Lasers can be used to clean clogged arteries. In the past, surgeons had to perform open-heart surgery to remove clogs and blockages in the heart. Through the use of laser technologies, surgeons are able to clean the veins through the insertion of a tiny fiber optic laser into the patient’s arm or leg and clear the arteries. No longer do patients have to undergo lengthy, risky open-heart surgery and the long recovery times it used to bring.
2. Laser scalpels make incisions in patients more precise and safer. With a laser medical device, the beam cuts at a consistent depth and the laser also cauterizes broken blood vessels as it cuts through tissue and this can eliminate blood loss.
3. Dermatologists to remove port-wine stain skin marks and other birthmarks can use lasers. The dermatologist can set the color of the laser (they operate on a monochromatic level) to the color of the birthmark to be removed and the laser will only impact the affected skin.
4. Low-level laser therapy is gaining a foothold in medical realms and can be used to treat tendonitis, ulcers, sports injuries and neck and back pain.
5. Dentists can use laser-driven drills rather than the standard metal drills to perform procedures. The laser drill can be calibrated at a level powerful enough to destroy decayed cavity tissue without impacting the healthy skin or tooth enamel.

Patients should talk with their physicians to see whether they are utilizing laser technology and ask whether laser treatments might be an option for their ailment.