Laser Technology In Medical Care

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Laser Technology In Medical Care

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In the past, lasers were seen in science fiction movies or in classrooms when professors used laser pointers to highlight words on a screen during lectures. Laser diode technology has moved beyond red beams that help your television remote communicate with the television to green laser diodes that are used to treat varicose veins and are used in myriad cosmetic and dental procedures.

Dentists use lasers when they’re performing teeth-whitening procedures. The lasers can lighten stained teeth and are more effective than bleaching methods alone. Cosmetic surgeons also employ the use of laser diode technologies during phototherapy procedures. Phototherapy is a cosmetic procedure used by cosmetic surgeons to lighten brown pigments (age spots) on the surface of the skin. With the laser technology a plastic surgeon directs the laser light at the dark pigmentation, warms the area, and fades the mark. This is accomplished without the use of anesthesia or incisions and makes the procedure safer for the patient.

Laser tools are also utilized in the medical field by surgeons as they give a clean cut and also cauterize and help coagulate the blood as they make the incision. Laser technology allows cosmetic and general surgeons operate and make incisions on miniscule areas without impacting the surrounding tissues.

Construction engineers use lasers to calibrate angles, just as surveyors do. A laser device, whether handheld or mounted, provide accurate measurements which lead to better outcomes. Both professionals and home contractors use laser levels; laser levels are useful for do-it-yourselfers when hanging photos. Laser devices used in construction provides a long, laser light that can be used for measuring, rather than a single concentrated “dot” of light. Laser technology can be useful for miners and could also be used in the future to locate miners that have been lost in caverns.

As mentioned, laser pointers have been a part of business and education because they allow professors and business professionals to highlight particular talking points without having to stand next to the screen. Green laser diodes are the technology of choice when having to “point” on a television screen or projector during a presentation.

The type of laser pointer you purchase will be predicated on the realm in which you will be using it. Once you understand the specific types of laser diode pointers, you can narrow down the laser that will be best for your particular needs, whether medical, home use, education or industrial.