laser surgery
Beam-based medical procedure
Laser surgery is any surgical procedure using a laser beam rather than traditional cutting tools.
The focused light can cut, burn, or vaporize tissue with precision, making it useful for eye corrections, tumor removal, and cosmetic procedures: She had laser surgery to correct her vision.
Less invasive than conventional surgery, it often means faster healing.
Corneal vision correction
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- PRKLaser vision correction procedure
- blepharoplastySurgical eyelid reshaping
- lithotripsyShattering calculi with soundwaves
skin resurfacing · hair removal · tattoo removal · incision · excision · vaporization · coagulation · cauterization
Degree of correctness
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
- minimally invasiveLow-trauma procedural method
- bloodlessWithout shedding any gore
scarless · pinpoint · noninvasive · gentle
Excited-state diatomic molecule
- femtosecondQuadrillionth of a second
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- fiberopticLight-transmitting strand technology
- beamStructural support member
wavelength · pulse · photonics · optics · targeting system · robotic · endoscopic · laparoscopic
LASIK
Corneal vision correction
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- PRKLaser vision correction procedure
- blepharoplastySurgical eyelid reshaping
lithotripsy · skin resurfacing · hair removal · tattoo removal · incision · excision · vaporization · coagulation · cauterization · outpatient
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
- minimally invasiveLow-trauma procedural method
bloodless · scarless · pinpoint · noninvasive · gentle
excimer
Excited-state diatomic molecule
- femtosecondQuadrillionth of a second
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- fiberopticLight-transmitting strand technology
beam · wavelength · pulse · photonics · optics · targeting system · robotic · endoscopic · laparoscopic · speculum
- surgical advancesminimally invasive, laparoscopy, telesurgery, endoscopy, arthroscopy
- Gum Treatmentgingivectomy, scaling, deep cleaning, curettage, debridement
- visionsharp, eye, visual perception, sight, eyes
- Medical Advancespenicillin, vaccine, X-ray, insulin pump, pacemaker
- eye careeye doctor, optometrist, ophthalmologist, eye exam, glasses
- medical procedurestransplant, biopsy, transfusion, chemotherapy, dialysis
laser surgeryexploratory surgery
radical surgery · open-heart surgery · conservative treatment · medication · amputation
surgery, surgeon, laser, surgical, lasers, surgeons, surgeries, lasered, lasering