PATHOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF PHOTOTHERMAL AND PHOTOMECHANICAL EFFECTS OF LASER–TISSUE INTERACTIONS
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Photochemistry and Photobiology
- Vol. 53 (6), 825-835
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-1097.1991.tb09897.x
Abstract
Pathologic analysis of the biologic effects and mechanisms of laser-tissue interactions requires correlation of the irradiation parameters with the biologic status and response of the target tissues over time. The photobiologic mechanisms of laser-induced tissue injury can be separated into three categories, photochemical, photothermal and photomechanical. Anatomic pathologic analysis of laser-induced lesions reveals alterations that represent either specific markers of the photobiologic mechanism or non-specific reactions to tissue injury. Repair, regeneration and wound healing of laser induced lesions appear to be non-specific responses to the type of tissue damage rather than the photobiologic mechanism producing the lesion.Keywords
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