Medical Specialties

As Luxar Laser Operator's Manual indicates, the Luxar laser system is a general surgical instrument used to vaporize, incise, excise, ablate, or photocoagulate soft tissue in surgical procedures in the listed surgical specialties. The surgical laser system may be effectively used for applications recognized as within the accepted indications for use of CO2 laser devices. These must be performed within the listed specialties and required power densities, as calculated by laser power and beam spot size, listed in the power density charts in the User Manual.

General Surgery

According to Luxar Laser Operator's Manual, representative examples of laser-appropriate procedures include:
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

According to Luxar Laser Operator's Manual, representative examples of laser-appropriate procedures include:
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

According to Luxar Laser Operator's Manual, representative examples of laser-appropriate procedures include:
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)

According to Luxar Laser Operator's Manual, representative examples of laser-appropriate procedures include:
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

According to Luxar Laser Operator's Manual, representative examples of laser-appropriate procedures include:
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

According to Luxar Laser Operator's Manual, representative examples of laser-appropriate procedures include:
Gingivectomy, frenum release; removal of soft tissue, cysts, tumors.

Orthopedic Surgery

According to Luxar Laser Operator's Manual, representative examples of laser-appropriate procedures include:
Menisectomy; chondromalacia ablation; partial synovectomy; lateral release; PMMA removal.

Podiatry

According to Luxar Laser Operator's Manual, representative examples of laser-appropriate procedures include:
Plantar wart vaporization; fungal nail treatment; partial and complete matrixectomy; porokeratoma ablation; Morton's neruoma removal; ingrown nail treatment.

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