Laser treatment (laser therapy)

By researching the effect of laser beams, it has also become possible in medicine to provide numerous patients with relief and efficiency Reader treatment or Laser therapy perform in many areas. Laser treatment is a procedure that has become one of the groundbreaking therapy variants.

What is laser treatment

Schematic representation of a laser treatment of the skin in dermatology. Click to enlarge.

The Laser treatment, which in technical and colloquial use also as Laser therapy is a complex and advanced process. The basis for the reader treatment are highly developed and sensitive technical devices and technologies that are supported by a laser.

In particular, the distinctive physical effects of laser light are the basis for laser treatment. These conditions include the coherence and the heat development as well as the polarization of the light.

In addition, the laser treatment can be influenced by the selection of different wavelength ranges and the so-called pulse frequency and duration. However, laser treatment cannot be used in the same way for every therapeutic goal and every disease.

Function, effect, application & goals

The Laser treatment is used to heal illnesses and relieve symptoms. Typical applications of laser treatment are the laser scalpel and laser-assisted acupuncture as well as operative laser technology.

Solids causing symptoms such as gall, kidney or urinary stones can be destroyed with the laser treatment. Laser treatment has now become common in ophthalmology, aesthetic medicine, dermatology and dentistry.

In a laser treatment, the functionality of a laser can be used to the effect that special areas of tissue are heated. In this context, the laser is used to make surgical cuts or to sclerose blood vessels. In a Lasik laser treatment, so-called femtosecond lasers are used, which can emit limited laser pulses. The energy contained in the laser light beam causes changes in the tissue. Carbon dioxide bubbles and water form. Depending on the components of the laser, the atoms of the cell structures are gradually excited, which then reach a higher energy state.

The effect of the laser treatment can lead to the inhibition of inflammatory processes in the tissue. By increasing the energy of the light rays, the laser treatment also has effects that lead to a decongestion of tissue and stimulate it to regenerate itself. In addition, an effect that increases blood flow can be achieved during the laser treatment. The laser treatment can alleviate painful symptoms.

By stabilizing the cell walls, metabolic activities are accelerated and self-healing substances are released. These results are favored or curbed by how high the energy content is in a laser treatment. The performance of the laser and the nature of the zones to be treated also influence the reader treatment.

Spider veins and varicose veins are mostly dense and clearly visible under the skin. A vascular laser removes these gently and specifically. The outer skin layer is not damaged. There are no scars. Click to enlarge.

The goals of laser treatment are to heal numerous deep-seated diseases with a procedure that is characterized by the freedom from stress for the patient. This refers to therapy aimed at correcting musculoskeletal disorders as well as improving healing of injuries to muscles, ligaments and tendons.

Even the relief of osteoarthritis can be achieved through the laser treatment. In this context, the patients should be painless and the inflammatory, degenerative processes stopped. By stimulating cell growth, healthy and new tissue is created again.

Risks & dangers

The Laser treatment can cause side effects during or after the procedure. These occur in the context of localized redness and swelling of the skin and can be associated with itching.

Possible side effects of the laser treatment are also blistering and scarring, depending on the intensity of the procedure. These occur mainly when the laser treatment burns various skin regions due to excessive heat generation. The side effects of the laser treatment can therefore be rather minor and at the same time serious and protracted.

If the laser treatment is not used exactly and is not used precisely, functional disorders in the treated organs cannot be ruled out either. The changes in the chemical structure in tissues can also cause side effects during laser treatment.

However, some laser procedures that are used for laser treatment are almost free of side effects and do not cause pain during the procedure.