On a daily basis we have been asked about the advantages of doing surgeries by laser instead of scalpel blades and the answer is: Less Pain, Less Swelling and Less Bleeding. As a laser beam cuts through tissues it seals blood vessels resulting in minimal bleeding, it seals lymphatic vessels minimizing postoperative swelling, and it seals nerve ending reducing post surgical pain. The fact that only the laser beam (not an instrument) touches the tissues eliminates much of the trauma that occurs using standard surgical techniques.
Precision is another important factor of using a laser. Surgeons can remove unhealthy or unwanted tissue without injuring healthy tissues, which is very important when there is not very much tissue to spare (ie: eyelids, distal limbs).