Laser scalpel

A laser scalpel (also laser scalpel ) is a scalpel that cuts through tissue vaporization with the energy of a laser beam. There are surgical laser scalpels, laser apparatus and microtomes micro-and nano- laser scalpels.

In ophthalmology, femtosecond lasers are used as a laser scalpel alternative to the microkeratome for flap creation, for example, with Femto -LASIK.

Among the other areas of surgery, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery and vascular surgery are the main applications of the laser scalpel, next to the dermatology and minimally invasive surgery. The light sources used are solid state lasers and CO2 lasers at individual universities is research on the use of the tunable free-electron laser.

A big advantage is that blood vessels are directly closed and the wounds do not bleed so, so you can operate dry.

In biological research specific micro - laser scalpels (sometimes called nano- laser scalpels ) used, can cut the structures smaller than a cell.