激光手术

激光手术是以激光切割组织的外科手术方式，实际应用的例子包括在常规外科手术中使用的激光手术刀，及照射激光光束使含水量较高的软组织汽化的软组织激光手术。而在美容整形外科医生（Thomas L Roberts, III）于1990年代发明可使用的二氧化碳激光（英语：Carbon dioxide laser）后，透过激光消解共价键的激光嫩肤（英语：Photorejuvenation）技术因而得以实现^[1][2]。今日软组织激光手术将二氧化碳激光视为主要工具，因为其能简单便透过光热同时达到烧蚀和止血的功效^[3]。激光手术经常使用于人眼部分，并发展出矫正视力的准分子激光原位角膜磨镶术及激光屈光角膜切削术^[4][5][6] 。

激光手术
MeSH	D053685

参考资料

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