surgical laser

Cutting beam, medical

A surgical laser is a medical device that produces an intense, focused beam of light used to cut, vaporize, or seal tissue during operations.

Different wavelengths target specific tissues—some lasers cut precisely through skin while others coagulate blood vessels to minimize bleeding.

Surgical lasers enable minimally invasive procedures in ophthalmology, dermatology, and oncology: The surgeon used a surgical laser to remove the tumor.

Related

pinpoint accuracy · scar tissue · cauterize · ophthalmology · LASIK · minimally invasive · CO2 · ablation · wavelength · light energy · pulse · retina · focused · sterile · operating · operating room · bloodless · vaporize

Opposites
cutting/surgical instrument type

surgical laserscalpel

Precise surgical knife

cold steel · surgical knife · steel blade · lancet · surgical scissors

precision and invasiveness

surgical laserrough cutting

Preliminary shaping of material

technological sophistication

surgical laserhand tools

Unpowered grip-operated devices

fleam · bare hands

Family

surgical, laser, surgery, surgeon, surgeons, surgeries, surgically, lase, lasers

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G