The effect of CO2 laser treatment on skin tissue

• Main Authors: Baleg, Sana Mohammed Anayb, Bidin, Noriah, Suan, Lau Pik, Ahmad, Muhammad Fakarruddin Sidi, Krishnan, Ganesan, Johari, Abd Rahman Ahman, Hamid, Asmah
• Format: Article
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2015
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58918/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocd.12142
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Background/Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of multiple pulses on the depth of injury caused by CO2 laser in an in vivo rat model. Methods: A 10 600-nm CO2 laser was applied to rat skin, with one side of the rat dorsal skin being exposed, leaving the other side as a contr...