Importance of wound stabilization in early wound healing of laser skin welds

Sharon L. Thomsen M.D.; Eric K. Chan; Ingrid M. Stubig; Thomas Menovsky; Ashley J. Welch

doi:10.1117/12.209136

12 May 1995 Importance of wound stabilization in early wound healing of laser skin welds

Sharon L. Thomsen M.D., Eric K. Chan, Ingrid M. Stubig, Thomas Menovsky, Ashley J. Welch

Proceedings Volume 2395, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems V; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209136
Event: Photonics West '95, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Photothermal coagulation of indocyanine/fibrinogen/hyaluronate `glue' with diode laser irradiation (ICG) produces mechanically more stable wound closures in rat skin incisions when compared to wounds closed by CW HoYAG laser irradiation alone. However, neither laser- medicated technique produced wound closures as stabile as the sutured wounds. The predominant advantages of photothermal closure of skin wounds are short operating times and formation of fluid tight bonds with minimal tissue manipulation. The added stability of ICG/laser closed wounds demonstrated in this study suggests the possible usefulness of this technique to close skin wounds in areas of low skin tension.

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Sharon L. Thomsen M.D., Eric K. Chan, Ingrid M. Stubig, Thomas Menovsky, and Ashley J. Welch "Importance of wound stabilization in early wound healing of laser skin welds", Proc. SPIE 2395, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems V, (12 May 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209136

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