Tender Heart Veterinary Care uses a carbon dioxide laser for the safe and comfortable treatment of your pet during a surgical procedure. The laser replaces a scalpel, and not only provides a better alternative to traditional surgical techniques, but leaves your pet with less pain, less bleeding, and less post-surgical swelling.
A general description of a laser is an intense beam of light generated at a specific wavelength. CO
2 lasers, the most commonly used surgical lasers, produce an invisible beam of light that vaporizes the water normally found in the skin and other soft tissue. As it can be controlled very precisely, it allows our veterinarians to remove only a thin layer of tissue, leaving surrounding areas unaffected and reducing trauma to your pet.
Laser surgery is becoming much more integrated in veterinary practices. It causes your pet less pain, because the nerve endings are sealed instead of cut as the laser moves through tissue. It lessens bleeding, because it also seals small blood vessels while traveling through the tissue. And it reduces swelling, because laser energy does not crush, tear, or bruise as its beam of intense light contacts the tissue. For these reasons, lasers have successfully been used in human surgeries for over thirty years. Why not offer our pets the same benefits?
Because your veterinarian is able to perform surgeries with extraordinary precision, unhealthy tissue can be removed while minimizing adverse affects to surrounding healthy tissue. Risk of infection is greatly reduced, because as the laser removes diseased tissue, it also sterilizes the surrounding area by killing bacteria. In addition, because the laser affects the localized area of surgery so minimally, recovery is generally rapid, allowing your pet a faster return to his/her normal activity level.
Many surgical procedures are suited to the use of a laser. It can remove many common cysts, tumors, and warts. It can be used safely around the eyes, ears, and mouth, as well as anywhere else on the skin. It can make external incisions, separate internal organs or tumors from surrounding tissue, or even allow your veterinarian to perform delicate surgeries around your petŐs eyes and mouth. It is especially well-suited for feline declaws. Best of all, this is done with minimal discomfort to your companion, making his/her recovery period more pleasant for both of you.
We at Tender Heart Veterinary Care are pleased to offer laser surgery for the safe and comfortable treatment of your pet. Our veterinarians and technicians are happy to answer any of your questions about this surgical alternative.
