I will present a series of more than 200 patients treated by CO 2 laser (Acu-Spot) for small,
benign lesions of the vocal fold. By means of microforceps, the lesions are grasped (nodule …

Two hundred fifty-one carbon dioxide laser-assisted cases of microphonosurgery are
reported. Our series includes 167 women (66.5%) and 84 men (33.5%), with a mean age of …

The CO2-lasers of the new generation are equipped with milliwatts, super-pulse, small spot
size (700 U or less). These technical improvements safe permit in resection of vocal fold …

The most significant progress in CO2 laser surgery since its introduction to clinical medicine
20 years ago was the possibility of the reduction of the spot size to approximately 0.25-0.3 …

CO2 lasers have become an important technological advance and an integral tool for the
laryngeal surgeon since the 1960s. Surgeons have used lasers for a variety of benign and …

Strong and Jako first used a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser for laryngeal procedures in 1972. 1
Since then, endoscopic CO2 laser treatment of vocal fold lesions has gained increasing …

The CO2-lasers of the new generation are equipped with milliwatts, super-pulse, small spot
size (700 U or less). These technical improvements safe permit in resection of vocal fold …

The use of the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser in the treatment of patients with benign laryngeal
lesions, excluding respiratory papillomatosis, has been questioned because of potential …

Background Microsurgical treatment of benign vocal fold lesions as nodules, polyps, and
Reinke's edema is a routine intervention in phonosurgery. After laser treatment of malignant …