Gynecologist and plastic surgeons pioneered the application of lasers in medicine and
surgery almost 5 decades ago, initially used to treat cervical and vaginal pathologies. Ever …

Soon after the invention of the pulsed ruby laser by Maiman in 1960, investigators were
eager to examine the potential of pulsed laser radiation for medical applications. It was …

The flashlamp-pumped, solid-state, pulsed, mid-infrared, holmium: YAG laser (λ= 2120 nm)
has been the clinical gold standard laser for lithotripsy for over the past two decades …

Photomechanical ablation is a process by which absorption of a laser pulse in a target
creates mechanical stress that leads to material fracture and ejection. Steverding in an early …

The study presents an assessment of mechanism of action and a pilot clinical study of
efficacy and safety of the Er: YAG laser for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) …

Objectives The experimental Thulium fiber laser (TFL) is currently being studied as a
potential alternative to the gold standard Holmium: YAG laser for lithotripsy. Recent …

Abstract Background and Objective Er: YAG lasers are known to effectively ablate human
skin with minimal thermal damage to subjacent dermal tissue. We have investigated whether …

Abstract Holmium: yttrium–aluminum-garnet (Ho: YAG) laser lithotripsy (LL) has been the
treatment of choice for kidney stone disease for more than two decades, yet the mechanisms …

Erbium-doped solid-state laser systems have become an established tool in dentistry. The
two most commonly used Erbium lasers in dentistry are Er: YAG and Er, Cr: YSGG, with a …

Some of the most common health problems among women that are caused by a
deteriorating laxity, elasticity and tightness of mucous membranes are vaginal relaxation …